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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Damodar

Damodar is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **1,142 people in 188 households**, the 155th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,142people (2011)
- 188households
- 67.0%literacy
- 143511PIN code

## Damodar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code143511
- Gram panchayatDamodar
- Community development blockFatehgarh Churian
- Census village code028853

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

## How far is Damodar 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 Damodar?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercanal / 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 Damodar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 154 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 Damodar

Of every 100 households in Damodar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Damodar · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**56%

Use banking services ****35%**

**59%

Television ****86%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**6%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Damodar?

■ Damodar · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**798

Working population ****39.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 56% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 288 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (24%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 33 (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

- Nathwal1,155 people
- Thirriyewal1,151 people
- Rali Ali Kalan1,149 people
- Sadarang1,144 people
- Chuhewal1,138 people
- Manesh1,119 people
- Machrai1,113 people
- Chataurgarh1,111 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damodar?143511
- How far is Damodar from Gurdaspur?44 km by road
- What is the population of Damodar?1,142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damodar in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Damodar?67.0% (Census 2011)