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

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Jhunj

Jhunj is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143109**. The 2011 Census counted **607 people in 108 households**, the 218th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 607people (2011)
- 108households
- 32.1%literacy
- 143109PIN code

## Jhunj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhunj is 143109.** Jhunj falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143109
- Gram panchayatJhunj
- Community development blockChogawan
- Census village code037171

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

## How far is Jhunj from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)46 km by road
- Ajnala (nearest town)15 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 Jhunj?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhindi Saidan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhindi Saidan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Jhunj known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Jhunj

Of every 100 households in Jhunj in 2011, 92 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Jhunj · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**75%

Use banking services ****46%**

**46%

Television ****67%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**7%

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

**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 Jhunj?

■ Jhunj · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.1%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**845

Working population ****55.2%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.7% for men and 15.4% for women. 66% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 26 (8%) · **■** Marginal 42 (13%)

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

- Khatrai Khurd652 people
- Kotli Sakkianwali626 people
- Shahpur618 people
- Lakhuwal609 people
- Ladhe605 people
- Tut603 people
- Kotla Sadar601 people
- Kuttiwala598 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhunj?143109
- How far is Jhunj from Amritsar?46 km by road
- What is the population of Jhunj?607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhunj in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhunj?32.1% (Census 2011)