# Herike Village, Dhuri, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/herike/ Village · Dhuri, Sangrur # Herike Herike is a village in Dhuri sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148025**. The 2011 Census counted **3,177 people in 591 households**, the 19th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 3,177people (2011) - 591households - 67.5%literacy - 148025PIN code ## Herike PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Herike is 148025.** Herike falls in Dhuri sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148025 - Gram panchayatHerike 0024 - Community development blockSherpur - Census village code039595 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Herike from nearby towns? - Dhuri (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)40 km by road - Dhuri (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 Herike? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Herike; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sherpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhuri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhuri - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 16 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 Herike known for? The main crops are **wheat and rice**. Products made here include atta, gur and khesh. About 94% of the 996 hectares of village land is sown, and 938 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 Herike Of every 100 households in Herike in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Herike · ■ Dhuri rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****80%** **82% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **16% Tap water ****51%** **40% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **56% Use banking services ****61%** **65% Television ****73%** **76% Mobile phone ****64%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **12% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Herike? ■ Herike · ■ Dhuri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **817 Working population ****32.3%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.4% for men and 63.2% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 416 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (12%) · **■** Household industry 47 (5%) · **■** Other work 356 (35%) · **■** Marginal 82 (8%) 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 Dhuri - Bhasaur3,527 people - Rangian3,463 people - Bhullarheri3,393 people - Tibba3,360 people - Mulowal3,174 people - Mohamadpur3,127 people - Punnawal2,910 people - Bararwal2,907 people [All 97 villages in Dhuri](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/dhuri/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Herike?148025 - How far is Herike from Sangrur?40 km by road - What is the population of Herike?3,177 (Census 2011) - Which district is Herike in?Sangrur district (Dhuri sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Herike?67.5% (Census 2011)