# Salar Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/salar/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Salar Salar is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,082 people in 210 households**, the 109th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,082people (2011) - 210households - 75.8%literacy - 148022PIN code ## Salar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Salar is 148022.** Salar falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148022 - Gram panchayatSalar 0122 - Community development blockMalerkotla-I - Census village code039509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Salar from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)48 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)13 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 Salar? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Salar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narike - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sahke - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maler Kotla - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 · 12 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 Salar known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 85% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 258 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 Salar Of every 100 households in Salar in 2011, 96 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 24 a car. ■ Salar · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****87%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **12% Tap water ****19%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%** **60% Use banking services ****67%** **63% Television ****88%** **78% Mobile phone ****59%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****72%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****24%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Salar? ■ Salar · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****859** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **844 Working population ****34.5%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 70.6% for women. 59% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 212 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (21%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (16%) · **■** Marginal 24 (6%) 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 - Alipur1,117 people - Tolewal1,115 people - Shekhupur Kalan1,103 people - Chupka1,088 people - Sarwarpur1,079 people - Amamgarh1,077 people - Sultanpur1,073 people - Mola Badha1,025 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Salar?148022 - How far is Salar from Sangrur?48 km by road - What is the population of Salar?1,082 (Census 2011) - Which district is Salar in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Salar?75.8% (Census 2011)