# Kaunke Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar 

# Kaunke

Kaunke is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143108**. The 2011 Census counted **2,326 people in 444 households**, the 35th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%.

- 2,326people (2011)
- 444households
- 61.3%literacy
- 143108PIN code

## Kaunke PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kaunke is 143108.** Kaunke falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143108
- Gram panchayatKaunke
- Community development blockAttari
- Census village code037657

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

## How far is Kaunke from nearby towns?

- Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)29 km by road
- Amritsar (nearest town)17 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 Kaunke?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kaunke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Attari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kaunke known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 91% of the 344 hectares of village land is sown, and 314 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 Kaunke

Of every 100 households in Kaunke in 2011, 92 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Kaunke · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**40%

Tap water ****44%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**91%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**59%

Use banking services ****33%**

**42%

Television ****71%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**7%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Kaunke?

■ Kaunke · ■ Amritsar- II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**67.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**824

Working population ****33.1%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 56.9% for women. 52% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (16%) · **■** Household industry 28 (4%) · **■** Other work 449 (58%) · **■** Marginal 45 (6%)

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- II

- Mandiala2,421 people
- Loharka Kalan2,391 people
- Mode2,350 people
- Jahangir2,346 people
- Pandori2,230 people
- Wanchari2,212 people
- Gharinda2,169 people
- Rajatal2,156 people

[All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kaunke?143108
- How far is Kaunke from Amritsar?29 km by road
- What is the population of Kaunke?2,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaunke in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kaunke?61.3% (Census 2011)
