# Pawala Village, Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/fatehgarh-sahib/bassi-pathana/pawala/ Village · Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib # Pawala Pawala is a village in Bassi Pathana sub-district of Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab, PIN code **140101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,974 people in 363 households**, the 5th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,974people (2011) - 363households - 81.9%literacy - 140101PIN code ## Pawala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pawala is 140101.** Pawala falls in Bassi Pathana sub-district, Fatehgarh Sahib district, Punjab. - PIN code140101 - Gram panchayatPawala - Community development blockKhera - Census village code032536 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pawala from nearby towns? - Bassi Pathana (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Fatehgarh Sahib (district HQ)28 km by road - Banur (nearest town)11 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 Pawala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pawala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rupalheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Bassi Pathana - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bassi Pathana - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 14 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 Pawala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 657 hectares of village land is sown, and 561 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 Pawala Of every 100 households in Pawala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Pawala · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****74%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****26%** **23% Tap water ****64%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **87% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%** **58% Use banking services ****66%** **74% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****61%** **78% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****51%** **57% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **13% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Pawala? ■ Pawala · ■ Bassi Pathana rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **885 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****710** **870 Working population ****32.3%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.8% for women. 54% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 159 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (30%) · **■** Household industry 42 (7%) · **■** Other work 189 (30%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 Bassi Pathana - Nandpur2,880 people - Chuni Kalan2,813 people - Kalaur2,106 people - Chuni Khurd1,998 people - Mehmadpur1,535 people - Railon1,373 people - Rasoolpur1,372 people - Bhateri1,371 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 Pawala?140101 - How far is Pawala from Fatehgarh Sahib?28 km by road - What is the population of Pawala?1,974 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pawala in?Fatehgarh Sahib district (Bassi Pathana sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pawala?81.9% (Census 2011)