# Burj Araian Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/burj-araian/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Burj Araian Burj Araian is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **677 people in 127 households**, the 253rd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 677people (2011) - 127households - 77.3%literacy - 143505PIN code ## Burj Araian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Burj Araian is 143505.** Burj Araian falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143505 - Gram panchayatBurj Araian - Community development blockBatala - Census village code028778 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Burj Araian from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)42 km by road - Batala (nearest town)4 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 Burj Araian? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Burj Araian; 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 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taragarh - ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 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)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 Burj Araian known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 90% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Burj Araian Of every 100 households in Burj Araian in 2011, 90 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Burj Araian · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****43%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **36% Tap water ****1%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **56% Use banking services ****44%** **59% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****84%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Burj Araian? ■ Burj Araian · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****612** **798 Working population ****37.7%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.6% for men and 73.8% for women. 54% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 48 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (13%) · **■** Household industry 21 (8%) · **■** Other work 135 (53%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%) 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 - Jhanjian Khurd702 people - Warsal Chak690 people - Kotla Baja Singh687 people - Lodhi Nangal679 people - Muradpura676 people - Chak Chao670 people - Partapgarh665 people - Kotla Moosa660 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Burj Araian?143505 - How far is Burj Araian from Gurdaspur?42 km by road - What is the population of Burj Araian?677 (Census 2011) - Which district is Burj Araian in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Burj Araian?77.3% (Census 2011)