# Jafrabad Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur 

# Jafrabad

Jafrabad is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 261 households**, the 68th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 261households
- 67.5%literacy
- 148023PIN code

## Jafrabad PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jafrabad is 148023.** Jafrabad falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab.

- PIN code148023
- Gram panchayatJafrabad 0059
- Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii
- Census village code039446

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jafrabad from nearby towns?

- Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sangrur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Malerkotla (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 Jafrabad?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Jafrabad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Jafrabad known for?

The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 90% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Jafrabad

Of every 100 households in Jafrabad in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Jafrabad · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**86%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**12%

Tap water ****28%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**84%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**60%

Use banking services ****42%**

**63%

Television ****57%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Jafrabad?

■ Jafrabad · ■ Malerkotla rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%**

**73.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908**

**844

Working population ****29.2%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 57.5% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 346 (84%) · **■** Marginal 19 (5%)

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 Malerkotla

- Binjoki Kalan1,442 people
- Dhiro Majra1,436 people
- Malikpur Alias Jandali Khurd1,433 people
- Sakohpur Sangram1,412 people
- Bhari Mansa1,407 people
- Bishangarh1,406 people
- Shergarh1,405 people
- Takhar1,401 people

[All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jafrabad?148023
- How far is Jafrabad from Sangrur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Jafrabad?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jafrabad in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jafrabad?67.5% (Census 2011)