# Bishniwal Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/bishniwal/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Bishniwal Bishniwal is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143507**. The 2011 Census counted **543 people in 106 households**, the 287th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 543people (2011) - 106households - 70.7%literacy - 143507PIN code ## Bishniwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bishniwal is 143507.** Bishniwal falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143507 - Gram panchayatBishniwal - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028786 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bishniwal from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)45 km by road - Batala (nearest town)14 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 Bishniwal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bishniwal; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Taragarh - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taragarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bishniwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Bishniwal Of every 100 households in Bishniwal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bishniwal · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****65%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **36% Tap water ****11%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **56% Use banking services ****61%** **59% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****67%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Bishniwal? ■ Bishniwal · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****676** **798 Working population ****21.9%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 66.1% for women. 41% of men and 1% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 108 (91%) · **■** Marginal 4 (3%) 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 - Lalla565 people - Awan556 people - Haruwal551 people - Teja Khurd550 people - Khusar Tahli533 people - Malludawara533 people - Pinda Rori526 people - Kotli Thablan525 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bishniwal?143507 - How far is Bishniwal from Gurdaspur?45 km by road - What is the population of Bishniwal?543 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bishniwal in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bishniwal?70.7% (Census 2011)