# Wachhoa Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/wachhoa/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Wachhoa Wachhoa is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143103**. The 2011 Census counted **3,296 people in 667 households**, the 21st largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 3,296people (2011) - 667households - 69.4%literacy - 143103PIN code ## Wachhoa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wachhoa is 143103.** Wachhoa falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143103 - Gram panchayatWachhoa - Community development blockAjnala - Census village code037349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wachhoa from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)38 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town)8 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 Wachhoa? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Wachhoa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Wachhoa known for? The main crops are **wheat, jiri and maize**. Products made here include darati and kahi. About 87% of the 763 hectares of village land is sown, and 665 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 Wachhoa Of every 100 households in Wachhoa in 2011, 83 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Wachhoa · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **90% Toilet within the home ****42%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **46% Tap water ****25%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **75% Use banking services ****52%** **46% Television ****75%** **75% Mobile phone ****65%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Wachhoa? ■ Wachhoa · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **845 Working population ****31.7%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.7% for men and 63.3% for women. 48% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 272 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (32%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 323 (31%) · **■** Marginal 112 (11%) 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 - Sarangra3,536 people - Bhitte Wadh3,494 people - Kakar3,479 people - Bagga3,329 people - Othian3,236 people - Awan Near Ramdas3,069 people - Bhala Pind3,051 people - Jhanjoti3,035 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wachhoa?143103 - How far is Wachhoa from Amritsar?38 km by road - What is the population of Wachhoa?3,296 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wachhoa in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Wachhoa?69.4% (Census 2011)