# Kastiwal Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/kastiwal/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Kastiwal Kastiwal is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143507**. The 2011 Census counted **1,535 people in 294 households**, the 102nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,535people (2011) - 294households - 64.7%literacy - 143507PIN code ## Kastiwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kastiwal is 143507.** Kastiwal falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143507 - Gram panchayatKastiwal - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028780 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kastiwal from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Batala (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 Kastiwal? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kastiwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Taragarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - 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 Kastiwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include gur. About 85% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 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 Kastiwal Of every 100 households in Kastiwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Kastiwal · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****62%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **36% Tap water ****2%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **56% Use banking services ****45%** **59% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****75%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****50%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **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 Kastiwal? ■ Kastiwal · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **798 Working population ****30.8%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 59.7% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 133 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (8%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (59%) · **■** Marginal 20 (4%) 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 - Padda1,557 people - Shahbad1,556 people - malikpur1,539 people - Kala Nangal1,537 people - Duniya Sandhu1,528 people - Dogar1,527 people - Shankarpura1,524 people - Kotla Sharaf1,513 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kastiwal?143507 - How far is Kastiwal from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Kastiwal?1,535 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kastiwal in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kastiwal?64.7% (Census 2011)