# Athwal Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/athwal/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Athwal Athwal is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **956 people in 185 households**, the 99th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 956people (2011) - 185households - 77.4%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Athwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Athwal is 143601.** Athwal falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatAthwal - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037444 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Athwal from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)24 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)4 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 Athwal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Athwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Athwal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 95% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 191 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 Athwal Of every 100 households in Athwal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Athwal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **95% Toilet within the home ****86%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **36% Tap water ****8%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **57% Use banking services ****83%** **56% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Athwal? ■ Athwal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****746** **818 Working population ****29.9%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 72.9% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 96 (34%) · **■** Marginal 78 (27%) 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 - Marari Khurd1,018 people - Gosal Zimidaran1,016 people - Dudhala1,007 people - Kotli Mallian989 people - Mian Pandher948 people - Borewal Kang919 people - Chande914 people - Kotla Khurd897 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Athwal?143601 - How far is Athwal from Amritsar?24 km by road - What is the population of Athwal?956 (Census 2011) - Which district is Athwal in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Athwal?77.4% (Census 2011)