# Awan Basau Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/awan-basau/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Awan Basau Awan Basau is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143407**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 236 households**, the 117th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,244people (2011) - 236households - 36.1%literacy - 143407PIN code ## Awan Basau PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Awan Basau is 143407.** Awan Basau falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143407 - Gram panchayatAwann Basau - Community development blockChogawan - Census village code037160 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awan Basau from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)14 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town)14 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 Awan Basau? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Awan Basau; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ajnala - ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Awan Basau known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 97% of the 440 hectares of village land is sown, and 425 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 Awan Basau Of every 100 households in Awan Basau in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 80 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Awan Basau · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****7%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **46% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **75% Use banking services ****27%** **46% Television ****88%** **75% Mobile phone ****21%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****80%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Awan Basau? ■ Awan Basau · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.1%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1075** **845 Working population ****53.1%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 45.9% for men and 25.8% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 89 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (34%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 342 (52%) 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 Ajnala - Tanana1,294 people - Mandianwala1,291 people - Kotli Sakka1,276 people - Fatehwal1,262 people - Chak Aul1,243 people - Chaharpur1,240 people - Bhilowal Kakezai1,229 people - Malakpur1,228 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Awan Basau?143407 - How far is Awan Basau from Amritsar?14 km by road - What is the population of Awan Basau?1,244 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awan Basau in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Awan Basau?36.1% (Census 2011)