# Asafwala Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Asafwala

Asafwala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152021**. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 168 households**, the 80th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 988people (2011)
- 168households
- 60.4%literacy
- 152021PIN code

## Asafwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Asafwala is 152021.** Asafwala falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code152021
- Gram panchayatAsafwala
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034311

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Asafwala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Mallanwala Khass (nearest town)13 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 Asafwala?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Asafwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Firozpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Asafwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 91% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 399 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 Asafwala

Of every 100 households in Asafwala in 2011, 85 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 18 a car.

■ Asafwala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**25%

Tap water ****7%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**72%

Use banking services ****36%**

**58%

Television ****72%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****18%**

**12%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Asafwala?

■ Asafwala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**854

Working population ****32.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.3% for men and 53.4% for women. 58% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (22%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Zira

- Sadhara1,030 people
- Lehra Bet1,029 people
- Kachar Bhan995 people
- Joianwala993 people
- Naurang Singhwala980 people
- Chamb972 people
- Gatta Badshah944 people
- Alewala941 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Asafwala?152021
- How far is Asafwala from Firozpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Asafwala?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Asafwala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Asafwala?60.4% (Census 2011)