# Akalgarh Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/akalgarh/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Akalgarh Akalgarh is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143016**. The 2011 Census counted **3,288 people in 638 households**, the 18th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 3,288people (2011) - 638households - 66.5%literacy - 143016PIN code ## Akalgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akalgarh is 143016.** Akalgarh falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143016 - Gram panchayatAkalgarh - Community development blockTarsika - Census village code037523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akalgarh from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)26 km by road - Amritsar (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 Akalgarh? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Akalgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Akalgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. Products made here include tractor, trolley. About 87% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 520 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 Akalgarh Of every 100 households in Akalgarh in 2011, 87 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Akalgarh · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **95% Toilet within the home ****51%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **36% Tap water ****22%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **57% Use banking services ****47%** **56% Television ****75%** **83% Mobile phone ****61%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****35%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Akalgarh? ■ Akalgarh · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****717** **818 Working population ****36.7%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.2% for men and 62.5% for women. 53% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 290 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 228 (19%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 337 (28%) · **■** Marginal 317 (26%) 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 Amritsar -I - Kathu Nangal3,898 people - Dharar3,704 people - Galowali3,652 people - Taragarh3,620 people - Nawan Pind3,286 people - Abdal3,170 people - Ludhar3,076 people - Nizampura2,990 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akalgarh?143016 - How far is Akalgarh from Amritsar?26 km by road - What is the population of Akalgarh?3,288 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akalgarh in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akalgarh?66.5% (Census 2011)