# Bhangwan Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/bhangwan-037435/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Bhangwan Bhangwan is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **2,103 people in 397 households**, the 40th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 2,103people (2011) - 397households - 73.9%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Bhangwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhangwan is 143601.** Bhangwan falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatBhangwan - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037435 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhangwan from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)29 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 Bhangwan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhangwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha - ○Degree college5–10 km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bhangwan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 85% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 516 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 Bhangwan Of every 100 households in Bhangwan in 2011, 91 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bhangwan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **95% Toilet within the home ****57%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **36% Tap water ****0%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **57% Use banking services ****48%** **56% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****74%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bhangwan? ■ Bhangwan · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.9%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861** **818 Working population ****32.1%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 67.8% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 240 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (31%) · **■** Other work 177 (26%) · **■** Marginal 50 (7%) 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 - Tarpai2,261 people - Qila Jiwan Singh2,210 people - Balia Manjpur2,181 people - Chauhan2,142 people - Babowal2,099 people - Talwandi Dogran2,082 people - Pandher1,993 people - Marari Kalan1,968 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhangwan?143601 - How far is Bhangwan from Amritsar?29 km by road - What is the population of Bhangwan?2,103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhangwan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhangwan?73.9% (Census 2011)