# Bhangwan Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Bhangwan

Bhangwan is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143119**. The 2011 Census counted **1,143 people in 207 households**, the 140th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 1,143people (2011)
- 207households
- 56.0%literacy
- 143119PIN code

## Bhangwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhangwan is 143119.** Bhangwan falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143119
- Gram panchayatBhangwan
- Community development blockChogawan
- Census village code037209

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

## How far is Bhangwan from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)31 km by road
- Raja Sansi (nearest town)25 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 Bhangwan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarangra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Bhangwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 86% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Bhangwan

Of every 100 households in Bhangwan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bhangwan · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**75%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**7%

None of these assets ****10%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhangwan?

■ Bhangwan · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**845

Working population ****32.7%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.1% for men and 51.5% for women. 59% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (51%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (7%) · **■** Marginal 16 (4%)

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

- Saurian1,156 people
- Abu Said1,150 people
- Hardo Putli1,149 people
- Bhaggupur Bet1,143 people
- Majjupura1,123 people
- Dharamkot1,122 people
- Madoke1,118 people
- Teri1,115 people

[All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhangwan?143119
- How far is Bhangwan from Amritsar?31 km by road
- What is the population of Bhangwan?1,143 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhangwan in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhangwan?56.0% (Census 2011)