# Okandwala Village, Jaitu, Faridkot (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/faridkot/jaitu/okandwala/ Village · Jaitu, Faridkot # Okandwala Okandwala is a village in Jaitu sub-district of Faridkot district, Punjab, PIN code **151205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 256 households**, the 39th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%. - 1,291people (2011) - 256households - 65.8%literacy - 151205PIN code ## Okandwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Okandwala is 151205.** Okandwala falls in Jaitu sub-district, Faridkot district, Punjab. - PIN code151205 - Gram panchayatOkandwala - Community development blockKot Kapura - Census village code035628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Okandwala from nearby towns? - Jaitu (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Faridkot (district HQ)39 km by road - Jaitu (nearest town)9 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 Okandwala? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Okandwala; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaitu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kotakpura - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Faridkot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Okandwala known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and cotton**. Products made here include mud utencils. About 93% of the 363 hectares of village land is sown, and 337 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 Okandwala Of every 100 households in Okandwala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Okandwala · ■ Jaitu rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****84%** **85% No toilet (open defecation) ****16%** **15% Tap water ****6%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****82%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **62% Use banking services ****44%** **57% Television ****78%** **75% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **40% Car / jeep / van ****12%** **12% None of these assets ****6%** **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 Okandwala? ■ Okandwala · ■ Jaitu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **64.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **900 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **857 Working population ****33.7%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.3% for men and 57.5% for women. 61% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 198 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 92 (21%) · **■** Marginal 39 (9%) 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 Jaitu - Kasam Bhatti1,684 people - Burj Jawahar Singhwala1,628 people - Ramgarh1,571 people - Khachran1,501 people - Sedha Singhwala1,144 people - Rauwala635 people [All 41 villages in Jaitu](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/faridkot/jaitu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Okandwala?151205 - How far is Okandwala from Faridkot?39 km by road - What is the population of Okandwala?1,291 (Census 2011) - Which district is Okandwala in?Faridkot district (Jaitu sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Okandwala?65.8% (Census 2011)