# Begewal Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/begewal/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Begewal Begewal is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,810 people in 333 households**, the 52nd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,810people (2011) - 333households - 74.5%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Begewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Begewal is 143601.** Begewal falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatBegewal - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037480 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Begewal from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)20 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)3 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 Begewal? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Begewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 · Majitha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Verka - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 · 8 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 Begewal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor troly. About 79% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 410 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 Begewal Of every 100 households in Begewal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Begewal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****75%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **36% Tap water ****6%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **57% Use banking services ****73%** **56% Television ****83%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****0%** **5% 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 Begewal? ■ Begewal · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **818 Working population ****27.3%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 68.2% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (11%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (41%) · **■** Marginal 28 (6%) 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 - Kaler Mangat1,911 people - Chatiwind Lelan1,910 people - Gadli1,886 people - Talwandi Ghuman1,876 people - Nangal Pannuwan1,810 people - Lehrka1,782 people - Meharbanpur1,743 people - Kotli Dhole Shah1,726 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Begewal?143601 - How far is Begewal from Amritsar?20 km by road - What is the population of Begewal?1,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Begewal in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Begewal?74.5% (Census 2011)