# Jharon Village, Sunam, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/jharon/ Village · Sunam, Sangrur # Jharon Jharon is a village in Sunam sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148028**. The 2011 Census counted **4,708 people in 943 households**, the 13th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 4,708people (2011) - 943households - 53.6%literacy - 148028PIN code ## Jharon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jharon is 148028.** Jharon falls in Sunam sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148028 - Gram panchayatJharon - Community development blockSunam - Census village code039794 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jharon from nearby towns? - Sunam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)26 km by road - Cheema (nearest town)5 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 Jharon? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Jharon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahpur Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Sunam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunam - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Jharon known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta. About 92% of the 1,044 hectares of village land is sown, and 960 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 Jharon Of every 100 households in Jharon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Jharon · ■ Sunam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****79%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **20% Tap water ****27%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **71% Use banking services ****71%** **60% Television ****73%** **76% Mobile phone ****82%** **70% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Jharon? ■ Jharon · ■ Sunam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.6%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **814 Working population ****36.1%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.0% for men and 49.5% for women. 58% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 728 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (5%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 711 (42%) · **■** Marginal 152 (9%) 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 Sunam - Chatha Nanhera5,118 people - Shadi Hari4,918 people - Mauran4,799 people - Gandwan4,755 people - Chowbas4,563 people - Janal4,442 people - Hambalbas4,425 people - Shahpur Kalan4,368 people [All 81 villages in Sunam](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jharon?148028 - How far is Jharon from Sangrur?26 km by road - What is the population of Jharon?4,708 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jharon in?Sangrur district (Sunam sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jharon?53.6% (Census 2011)