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

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Granthgarh

Granthgarh is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143201**. The 2011 Census counted **514 people in 94 households**, the 235th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 514people (2011)
- 94households
- 65.3%literacy
- 143201PIN code

## Granthgarh PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Granthgarh is 143201.** Granthgarh falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143201
- Gram panchayatGranthgarh
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037247

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

## How far is Granthgarh from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)7 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 Granthgarh?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Granthgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gago Mahal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ajanala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 11 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 Granthgarh known for?

The main crops are **wheat, jiri and maize**. Products made here include darati and kahi. About 91% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Granthgarh

Of every 100 households in Granthgarh in 2011, 99 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Granthgarh · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****91%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****9%**

**46%

Tap water ****18%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**75%

Use banking services ****50%**

**46%

Television ****73%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Granthgarh?

■ Granthgarh · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****513**

**845

Working population ****32.5%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.1% for men and 62.4% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 65 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 68 (41%)

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

- Phere Waryah533 people
- Chuchakwal525 people
- Kot Kesar Singh521 people
- Dhariwal517 people
- Kotli Shah Habib514 people
- Kotla Kazian502 people
- Singhoke491 people
- Jajja483 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Granthgarh?143201
- How far is Granthgarh from Amritsar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Granthgarh?514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Granthgarh in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Granthgarh?65.3% (Census 2011)
