# Wanchari Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/wanchari/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Wanchari Wanchari is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,212 people in 417 households**, the 37th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,212people (2011) - 417households - 72.1%literacy - 143001PIN code ## Wanchari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wanchari is 143001.** Wanchari falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143001 - Gram panchayatWanchari - Community development blockJandiala Guru - Census village code037578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wanchari from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)18 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 Wanchari? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Wanchari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jhita Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Wanchari known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 88% of the 442 hectares of village land is sown, and 387 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 Wanchari Of every 100 households in Wanchari in 2011, 93 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Wanchari · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **93% Toilet within the home ****66%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **40% Tap water ****3%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **59% Use banking services ****34%** **42% Television ****65%** **82% Mobile phone ****61%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****34%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Wanchari? ■ Wanchari · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **824 Working population ****30.3%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 69.6% for women. 55% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 261 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (13%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 292 (44%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 - Mode2,350 people - Jahangir2,346 people - Kaunke2,326 people - Pandori2,230 people - Gharinda2,169 people - Rajatal2,156 people - Ranike2,059 people - Roranwala2,031 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wanchari?143001 - How far is Wanchari from Amritsar?18 km by road - What is the population of Wanchari?2,212 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wanchari in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Wanchari?72.1% (Census 2011)