# Babowal Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/babowal/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Babowal Babowal is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143119**. The 2011 Census counted **2,099 people in 376 households**, the 41st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 2,099people (2011) - 376households - 70.5%literacy - 143119PIN code ## Babowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Babowal is 143119.** Babowal falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143119 - Gram panchayatBabowal - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Babowal from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)30 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)18 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 Babowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Babowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathu Nangal - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Babowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor trolley. About 90% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 362 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 Babowal Of every 100 households in Babowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Babowal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****49%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **57% Use banking services ****46%** **56% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Babowal? ■ Babowal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684** **818 Working population ****33.3%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.2% for men and 66.6% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 239 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (12%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 143 (20%) · **■** Marginal 219 (31%) 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 - Qila Jiwan Singh2,210 people - Balia Manjpur2,181 people - Chauhan2,142 people - Bhangwan2,103 people - Talwandi Dogran2,082 people - Pandher1,993 people - Marari Kalan1,968 people - Nangal Guru1,951 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Babowal?143119 - How far is Babowal from Amritsar?30 km by road - What is the population of Babowal?2,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Babowal in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Babowal?70.5% (Census 2011)