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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Awan

Awan is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **556 people in 126 households**, the 284th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 556people (2011)
- 126households
- 75.5%literacy
- 143505PIN code

## Awan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Awan is 143505.** Awan falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143505
- Gram panchayatAwan
- Community development blockQadian
- Census village code028680

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

## How far is Awan from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)8 km by road
- Qadian (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 Awan?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Awan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn 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

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Wadala Granthian
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wadala Granthian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Awan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Awan

Of every 100 households in Awan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Awan · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**36%

Tap water ****8%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**56%

Use banking services ****81%**

**59%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****58%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Awan?

■ Awan · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****553**

**798

Working population ****34.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 69.4% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 32 (16%) · **■** Other work 82 (42%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Shampur585 people
- Kokalpur581 people
- Surjit Singhwala573 people
- Lalla565 people
- Haruwal551 people
- Teja Khurd550 people
- Bishniwal543 people
- Khusar Tahli533 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Awan?143505
- How far is Awan from Gurdaspur?8 km by road
- What is the population of Awan?556 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Awan in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Awan?75.5% (Census 2011)