# Majhwind Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar 

# Majhwind

Majhwind is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143506**. The 2011 Census counted **639 people in 120 households**, the 117th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 639people (2011)
- 120households
- 85.8%literacy
- 143506PIN code

## Majhwind PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Majhwind is 143506.** Majhwind falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143506
- Gram panchayatMajhwind
- Community development blockMajitha
- Census village code037489

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Majhwind from nearby towns?

- Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)16 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 Majhwind?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Majhwind; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gopalpura
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jethuwal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Majhwind known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor troly. About 86% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Majhwind

Of every 100 households in Majhwind in 2011, 100 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 25 a car.

■ Majhwind · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**36%

Tap water ****37%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**57%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****82%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****25%**

**7%

None of these assets ****8%**

**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 Majhwind?

■ Majhwind · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****556**

**818

Working population ****36.2%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 83.8% for women. 58% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 139 (60%) · **■** Marginal 19 (8%)

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

- Kairon Nangal702 people
- Burj Nauabad699 people
- Mehnian Brahmana686 people
- Khela678 people
- Bhaini Lidhran613 people
- Johal596 people
- Taragarh Rampura596 people
- Dhing Nangal588 people

[All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Majhwind?143506
- How far is Majhwind from Amritsar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Majhwind?639 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Majhwind in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Majhwind?85.8% (Census 2011)