# Wadala Viram Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/wadala-viram/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Wadala Viram Wadala Viram is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **4,396 people in 768 households**, the 8th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 4,396people (2011) - 768households - 66.7%literacy - 143601PIN code ## Wadala Viram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wadala Viram is 143601.** Wadala Viram falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143601 - Gram panchayatWadala Viram - Community development blockMajitha - Census village code037436 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadala Viram from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)23 km by road - Majitha (nearest town)6 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 Wadala Viram? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Wadala Viram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - 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 Wadala Viram known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 88% of the 1,023 hectares of village land is sown, and 900 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 Wadala Viram Of every 100 households in Wadala Viram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Wadala Viram · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **95% Toilet within the home ****49%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **36% Tap water ****9%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%** **57% Use banking services ****53%** **56% Television ****89%** **83% Mobile phone ****54%** **69% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Wadala Viram? ■ Wadala Viram · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690** **818 Working population ****29.8%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.7% for men and 61.0% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 393 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 197 (15%) · **■** Household industry 34 (3%) · **■** Other work 643 (49%) · **■** Marginal 45 (3%) 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 - Sohian Kalan6,296 people - Chawinda Devi5,118 people - Bhangali5,077 people - Pakhar Pura4,467 people - Wadala Johal4,345 people - Makhan Windi4,190 people - Mallian4,118 people - Fatehpur Rajputan4,117 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wadala Viram?143601 - How far is Wadala Viram from Amritsar?23 km by road - What is the population of Wadala Viram?4,396 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadala Viram in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Wadala Viram?66.7% (Census 2011)