# Gehal Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/gehal/ Village · Tapa, Barnala # Gehal Gehal is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148100**. The 2011 Census counted **4,311 people in 820 households**, the 14th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 4,311people (2011) - 820households - 71.0%literacy - 148100PIN code ## Gehal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gehal is 148100.** Gehal falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab. - PIN code148100 - Gram panchayatGehal - Community development blockMehal Kalan - Census village code040080 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gehal from nearby towns? - Tapa (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Barnala (district HQ)22 km by road - Barnala (nearest town)22 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 Gehal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Gehal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Gehal known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. Products made here include datti khurpa hal. About 86% of the 1,572 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,349 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 Gehal Of every 100 households in Gehal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Gehal · ■ Tapa rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****86%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **19% Tap water ****55%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **64% Use banking services ****69%** **58% Television ****84%** **74% Mobile phone ****79%** **70% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****52%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **10% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **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 Gehal? ■ Gehal · ■ Tapa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809** **842 Working population ****33.7%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 57% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 575 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (17%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 325 (22%) · **■** Marginal 266 (18%) 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 Tapa - Dhilwan5,342 people - Bhila4,502 people - Tajoke4,358 people - Bhotna4,342 people - Dhilwan4,167 people - Jangiana3,753 people - Patti Bir Singh2,952 people - Diwana2,890 people [All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gehal?148100 - How far is Gehal from Barnala?22 km by road - What is the population of Gehal?4,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gehal in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gehal?71.0% (Census 2011)