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

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Village · Ajnala, Amritsar 

# Sahowal

Sahowal is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143203**. The 2011 Census counted **356 people in 60 households**, the 259th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%.

- 356people (2011)
- 60households
- 63.5%literacy
- 143203PIN code

## Sahowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahowal is 143203.** Sahowal falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143203
- Gram panchayatSahowal
- Community development blockAjnala
- Census village code037135

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

## How far is Sahowal from nearby towns?

- Ajnala (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Ajnala (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 Sahowal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sahowal; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jagdev Khurd
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ajnala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 18 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 Sahowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Sahowal

Of every 100 households in Sahowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 97 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sahowal · ■ Ajnala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**91%

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

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**75%

Use banking services ****67%**

**46%

Television ****98%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****97%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**41%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Sahowal?

■ Sahowal · ■ Ajnala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%**

**61.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**845

Working population ****34.6%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 55.8% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 101 (82%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (17%)

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

- Mahji Meun382 people
- Gaggar376 people
- Dyal360 people
- Lanven356 people
- Mughlani Kot355 people
- Chak Phoolan352 people
- Anayatpura351 people
- Talwandi Sepahimal349 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahowal?143203
- How far is Sahowal from Amritsar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Sahowal?356 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahowal in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sahowal?63.5% (Census 2011)