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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Khokhar

Khokhar is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143518**. The 2011 Census counted **1,000 people in 210 households**, the 185th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,000people (2011)
- 210households
- 80.1%literacy
- 143518PIN code

## Khokhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khokhar is 143518.** Khokhar falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143518
- Gram panchayatKhokhar
- Community development blockBatala
- Census village code028751

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

## How far is Khokhar from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Batala (nearest town)6 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 Khokhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dayalgarh
- ○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
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Khokhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Khokhar

Of every 100 households in Khokhar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Khokhar · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**36%

Tap water ****66%**

**7%

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

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%**

**56%

Use banking services ****87%**

**59%

Television ****87%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**47%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Khokhar?

■ Khokhar · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**798

Working population ****26.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 73.1% for women. 45% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 50 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 136 (51%) · **■** Marginal 69 (26%)

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

- Fazlabad1,008 people
- Harsian1,005 people
- Khokharwal1,005 people
- Gillanwali1,000 people
- Qila Tek Singh1,000 people
- Kotli Lehal999 people
- Chatha991 people
- Kotli Dhadian990 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khokhar?143518
- How far is Khokhar from Gurdaspur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Khokhar?1,000 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khokhar in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khokhar?80.1% (Census 2011)
