# Borewal Kang Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/borewal-kang/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Borewal Kang Borewal Kang is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **919 people in 179 households**, the 101st largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 919people (2011) - 179households - 70.2%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Borewal Kang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Borewal Kang is 143601.** Borewal Kang falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatBorewal Kang - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037469 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Borewal Kang from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)28 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)5 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 Borewal Kang? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Borewal Kang; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha - ○Degree college10+ km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)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 Borewal Kang known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Borewal Kang Of every 100 households in Borewal Kang in 2011, 90 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Borewal Kang · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **95% Toilet within the home ****55%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **57% Use banking services ****51%** **56% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****46%** **69% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **7% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****93%** **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 Borewal Kang? ■ Borewal Kang · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****639** **818 Working population ****34.1%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 64.4% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (11%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 130 (42%) · **■** Marginal 34 (11%) 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 - Dudhala1,007 people - Kotli Mallian989 people - Athwal956 people - Mian Pandher948 people - Chande914 people - Kotla Khurd897 people - Darike860 people - Mago Soe836 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Borewal Kang?143601 - How far is Borewal Kang from Amritsar?28 km by road - What is the population of Borewal Kang?919 (Census 2011) - Which district is Borewal Kang in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Borewal Kang?70.2% (Census 2011)