# Alkare Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/alkare/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Alkare Alkare is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **826 people in 156 households**, the 107th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 826people (2011) - 156households - 72.6%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Alkare PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alkare is 143601.** Alkare falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatAlkare - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037497 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alkare from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)24 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)6 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 Alkare? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Alkare; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathu Nangal - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Alkare known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. Products made here include tractor, trolley. About 80% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Alkare Of every 100 households in Alkare in 2011, 99 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Alkare · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****73%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **36% Tap water ****25%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **57% Use banking services ****61%** **56% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****63%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****42%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **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 Alkare? ■ Alkare · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **818 Working population ****30.8%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 60 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 160 (63%) · **■** Marginal 31 (12%) 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 - Kotla Khurd897 people - Darike860 people - Mago Soe836 people - Nawan Kot828 people - Bhullar Hans825 people - Nangal Dyal Singh819 people - Ramana Chak751 people - Gill724 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alkare?143601 - How far is Alkare from Amritsar?24 km by road - What is the population of Alkare?826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alkare in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alkare?72.6% (Census 2011)