# Khera Thanewal Village, Baba Bakala, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/khera-thanewal/ Village · Baba Bakala, Amritsar # Khera Thanewal Khera Thanewal is a village in Baba Bakala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143205**. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 104 households**, the 129th largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 515people (2011) - 104households - 76.3%literacy - 143205PIN code ## Khera Thanewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khera Thanewal is 143205.** Khera Thanewal falls in Baba Bakala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143205 - Gram panchayatKhera Thanewal - Community development blockRayya - Census village code037835 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khera Thanewal from nearby towns? - Baba Bakala (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)55 km by road - Rayya (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 Khera Thanewal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Khera Thanewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Baini Ram Dayal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baba Bakala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baba Bakala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Khera Thanewal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Khera Thanewal Of every 100 households in Khera Thanewal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Khera Thanewal · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****64%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **28% Tap water ****5%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **43% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****39%** **52% Use banking services ****68%** **67% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****68%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Khera Thanewal? ■ Khera Thanewal · ■ Baba Bakala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****724** **804 Working population ****30.9%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 59% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 114 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (21%) · **■** Other work 8 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Baba Bakala - Dera Baba Jaimal Singh594 people - Bhoe592 people - Raipur Khurd588 people - Singhpura556 people - Tapiala500 people - Sarai493 people - Rasulpur Khurd491 people - Kot Hayat478 people [All 153 villages in Baba Bakala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/baba-bakala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khera Thanewal?143205 - How far is Khera Thanewal from Amritsar?55 km by road - What is the population of Khera Thanewal?515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khera Thanewal in?Amritsar district (Baba Bakala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khera Thanewal?76.3% (Census 2011)