# Siau Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/siau/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Siau Siau is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140306**. The 2011 Census counted **650 people in 119 households**, the 61st largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 650people (2011) - 119households - 77.5%literacy - 140306PIN code ## Siau PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Siau is 140306.** Siau falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140306 - Gram panchayatSiau - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039196 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Siau from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)10 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 Siau? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Siau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bakarpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Siau known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 100% of the 250 hectares of village land is sown, and 250 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 Siau Of every 100 households in Siau in 2011, 86 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Siau · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **95% Toilet within the home ****71%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **27% Tap water ****19%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****80%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **44% Use banking services ****77%** **70% Television ****91%** **82% Mobile phone ****66%** **78% Computer with internet ****7%** **3% Two-wheeler ****64%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **15% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Siau? ■ Siau · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****806** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643** **833 Working population ****34.5%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.1% for men and 71.9% for women. 58% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 107 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (31%) · **■** Household industry 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 35 (16%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Raipur687 people - Kurali661 people - Sambalki655 people - Nanu Majra650 people - Patton548 people - Tarauli536 people - Bari507 people - Shafipur507 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 Siau?140306 - How far is Siau from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Siau?650 (Census 2011) - Which district is Siau in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Siau?77.5% (Census 2011)