# Akarpura Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Akarpura

Akarpura is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **2,130 people in 415 households**, the 58th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 2,130people (2011)
- 415households
- 63.2%literacy
- 143511PIN code

## Akarpura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akarpura is 143511.** Akarpura falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143511
- Gram panchayatAkarpura Khurd
- Community development blockDera Baba Nanak
- Census village code028852

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

## How far is Akarpura from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)44 km by road
- Batala (nearest town)16 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 Akarpura?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Akarpura; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talwandi Jhewran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 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 Akarpura known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 320 hectares of village land is sown, and 290 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 Akarpura

Of every 100 households in Akarpura in 2011, 97 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akarpura · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**56%

Use banking services ****70%**

**59%

Television ****78%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****37%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**4%

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 Akarpura?

■ Akarpura · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**798

Working population ****33.1%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 58.0% for women. 51% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 203 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (8%) · **■** Household industry 26 (4%) · **■** Other work 296 (42%) · **■** Marginal 122 (17%)

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 Batala

- Bohja2,155 people
- Purian Kalan2,153 people
- Qila Lal Singh2,141 people
- Ammo Nangal2,135 people
- Jaura Singha2,126 people
- Mansandwal2,125 people
- Balewal2,102 people
- Ball2,089 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akarpura?143511
- How far is Akarpura from Gurdaspur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Akarpura?2,130 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akarpura in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Akarpura?63.2% (Census 2011)