# Sekhan Majra Village, SAS Nagar – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/sekhan-majra/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Sekhan Majra Sekhan Majra is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,165 people in 213 households**, the 36th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 1,165people (2011) - 213households - 75.3%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Sekhan Majra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sekhan Majra is 140306.** Sekhan Majra falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatSakhan Majra - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039207 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sekhan Majra from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)22 km by road - Banur (nearest town)2 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 Sekhan Majra? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sekhan Majra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Giga Majra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 8 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 Sekhan Majra known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include almirhah, furnitures and big boxes. About 92% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Sekhan Majra Of every 100 households in Sekhan Majra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Sekhan Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****56%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **27% Tap water ****97%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **44% Use banking services ****72%** **70% Television ****84%** **82% Mobile phone ****89%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****58%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **15% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sekhan Majra? ■ Sekhan Majra · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****843** **833 Working population ****41.4%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 71.2% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 213 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (25%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 54 (11%) · **■** Marginal 92 (19%) 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 - Kambali1,306 people - Kailon1,304 people - Nadiali1,284 people - khanpur Bangar1,256 people - Jhampur1,109 people - Nogiari1,097 people - Manak Majra1,067 people - Rurka1,062 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 Sekhan Majra?140306 - How far is Sekhan Majra from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?22 km by road - What is the population of Sekhan Majra?1,165 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sekhan Majra in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sekhan Majra?75.3% (Census 2011)