# Kandhwala Amarkot Village, Abohar, Firozpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/abohar/kandhwala-amarkot/ Village · Abohar, Firozpur # Kandhwala Amarkot Kandhwala Amarkot is a village in Abohar sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152116**. The 2011 Census counted **5,033 people in 978 households**, the 15th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%. - 5,033people (2011) - 978households - 68.8%literacy - 152116PIN code ## Kandhwala Amarkot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandhwala Amarkot is 152116.** Kandhwala Amarkot falls in Abohar sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab. - PIN code152116 - Gram panchayatKandhwala Amarkot - Community development blockAbohar - Census village code035184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandhwala Amarkot from nearby towns? - Abohar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Firozpur (district HQ)91 km by road - Abohar (nearest town)8 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 Kandhwala Amarkot? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhwala Amarkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Abohar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Abohar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 15 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 Kandhwala Amarkot known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and cotton**. Products made here include stiching machine and tractor. About 93% of the 2,352 hectares of village land is sown, and 2,181 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 Kandhwala Amarkot Of every 100 households in Kandhwala Amarkot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kandhwala Amarkot · ■ Abohar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****80%** **80% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **19% Tap water ****68%** **57% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **67% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **78% Use banking services ****55%** **45% Television ****70%** **64% Mobile phone ****80%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****31%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****6%** **11% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kandhwala Amarkot? ■ Kandhwala Amarkot · ■ Abohar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%** **65.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****866** **881 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817** **854 Working population ****41.6%** **39.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.2% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 350 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 858 (41%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 312 (15%) · **■** Marginal 563 (27%) 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 Abohar - Dharampura5,301 people - Azimgarh5,247 people - Dharangwala5,141 people - Kikar Khera5,068 people - Sito Gunno4,943 people - Khubban4,820 people - Killianwali4,819 people - Sappanwali4,692 people [All 76 villages in Abohar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/abohar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandhwala Amarkot?152116 - How far is Kandhwala Amarkot from Firozpur?91 km by road - What is the population of Kandhwala Amarkot?5,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandhwala Amarkot in?Firozpur district (Abohar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kandhwala Amarkot?68.8% (Census 2011)