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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Dhawan

Dhawan is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 168 households**, the 198th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 954people (2011)
- 168households
- 74.1%literacy
- 143511PIN code

## Dhawan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code143511
- Gram panchayatDhawan
- Community development blockDera Baba Nanak
- Census village code028854

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

## How far is Dhawan from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Batala (nearest town)15 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 Dhawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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 college5–10 km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dhawan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 118 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Dhawan

Of every 100 households in Dhawan in 2011, 90 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dhawan · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**36%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%**

**56%

Use banking services ****37%**

**59%

Television ****72%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Dhawan?

■ Dhawan · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****656**

**798

Working population ****30.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 68.7% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 129 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 95 (32%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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

- Kot Khajana973 people
- Chhelowal968 people
- Muridke968 people
- Ahmadabad965 people
- Nathu Khaira950 people
- Nat949 people
- Bharathwal948 people
- Punwan947 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhawan?143511
- How far is Dhawan from Gurdaspur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawan?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawan in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawan?74.1% (Census 2011)