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

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Kohala

Kohala is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **140309**. The 2011 Census counted **2,627 people in 404 households**, the 28th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 2,627people (2011)
- 404households
- 64.0%literacy
- 140309PIN code

## Kohala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kohala is 140309.** Kohala falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code140309
- Gram panchayatKohala
- Community development blockChogawan
- Census village code037297

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

## How far is Kohala from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Raja Sansi (nearest town)10 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 Kohala?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kohala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mananwala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 watertreated 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 Kohala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 88% of the 542 hectares of village land is sown, and 475 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 Kohala

Of every 100 households in Kohala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kohala · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**22%

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

**75%

Use banking services ****39%**

**46%

Television ****79%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**7%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Kohala?

■ Kohala · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.0%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**845

Working population ****36.8%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 57.3% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 240 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 183 (19%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 337 (35%) · **■** Marginal 176 (18%)

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

- Bhala Pind3,051 people
- Jhanjoti3,035 people
- Padri2,779 people
- Mananwala2,653 people
- Mehlanwala2,610 people
- Chak Dogran2,585 people
- Shahura2,573 people
- Malu Nangal2,552 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kohala?140309
- How far is Kohala from Amritsar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Kohala?2,627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kohala in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kohala?64.0% (Census 2011)
