# Pakhar Pura Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/pakhar-pura/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Pakhar Pura Pakhar Pura is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **4,467 people in 864 households**, the 7th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 4,467people (2011) - 864households - 80.0%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Pakhar Pura PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakhar Pura is 143601.** Pakhar Pura falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatPakhar Pura - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037453 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakhar Pura from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)29 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)8 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 Pakhar Pura? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhar Pura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarpali - ○Degree college10+ km · Majitha - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Pakhar Pura known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 84% of the 384 hectares of village land is sown, and 323 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 Pakhar Pura Of every 100 households in Pakhar Pura in 2011, 98 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Pakhar Pura · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****82%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **36% Tap water ****5%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%** **57% Use banking services ****66%** **56% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****85%** **69% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****44%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****91%** **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 Pakhar Pura? ■ Pakhar Pura · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **818 Working population ****33.4%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 75.0% for women. 54% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 235 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (6%) · **■** Household industry 32 (2%) · **■** Other work 958 (64%) · **■** Marginal 177 (12%) 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 - Gehri6,612 people - Sohian Kalan6,296 people - Chawinda Devi5,118 people - Bhangali5,077 people - Wadala Viram4,396 people - Wadala Johal4,345 people - Makhan Windi4,190 people - Mallian4,118 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakhar Pura?143601 - How far is Pakhar Pura from Amritsar?29 km by road - What is the population of Pakhar Pura?4,467 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakhar Pura in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pakhar Pura?80.0% (Census 2011)