# Papri Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/papri/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Papri Papri is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **293 people in 55 households**, the 75th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 293people (2011) - 55households - 82.4%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Papri PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Papri is 140306.** Papri falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatPaprio - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039190 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Papri from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)11 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)4 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Papri? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Papri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Papri known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 100% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Papri Of every 100 households in Papri in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 37 a car. ■ Papri · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****78%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **27% Tap water ****10%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **44% Use banking services ****83%** **70% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****90%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****58%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****37%** **15% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **85% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Papri? ■ Papri · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****609** **833 Working population ****82.9%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.8% for women. 84% of men and 82% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (14%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (60%) · **■** Marginal 48 (20%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in SAS Nagar - Drari368 people - Alipur353 people - Chapar Chiri Kalan343 people - Dhirpur320 people - Thaska284 people - Dhol259 people - Hasainpur222 people - Saini Majra163 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Papri?140306 - How far is Papri from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?11 km by road - What is the population of Papri?293 (Census 2011) - Which district is Papri in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Papri?82.4% (Census 2011)