# Gandwan Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/gandwan/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Gandwan Gandwan is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140412**. The 2011 Census counted **916 people in 163 households**, the 32nd largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 916people (2011) - 163households - 77.8%literacy - 140412PIN code ## Gandwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandwan is 140412.** Gandwan falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140412 - Gram panchayatGandwan Kalan - Community development blockBassi Pathana - Census village code032615 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandwan from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)16 km by road - Bassi Pathana (nearest town)5 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 Gandwan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandwan; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lohari Kalan - ○Degree college10+ km · Fatehgarh Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Gandwan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Gandwan Of every 100 households in Gandwan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 71 a two-wheeler and 18 a car. ■ Gandwan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****76%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **23% Tap water ****12%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **58% Use banking services ****57%** **74% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****86%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****71%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****18%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% 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 Gandwan? ■ Gandwan · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **870 Working population ****34.5%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 73.8% for women. 58% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (2%) · **■** Household industry 15 (5%) · **■** Other work 102 (32%) · **■** Marginal 100 (32%) 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 Bassi Pathana - Damheri985 people - Basian980 people - Dafera923 people - Raily919 people - Thablan911 people - Garolian899 people - Mustfabad892 people - Wazidpur886 people [All 100 villages in Bassi Pathana](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandwan?140412 - How far is Gandwan from Fatehgarh Sahib?16 km by road - What is the population of Gandwan?916 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandwan in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gandwan?77.8% (Census 2011)