# Khokhar Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/khokhar-028816/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Khokhar Khokhar is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143518**. The 2011 Census counted **1,282 people in 233 households**, the 136th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,282people (2011) - 233households - 57.8%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 blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028816 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)24 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)59 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)7 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? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Khokhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fathegarh - ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 91% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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, 87 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Khokhar · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **93% Toilet within the home ****80%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **36% Tap water ****23%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **56% Use banking services ****42%** **59% Television ****70%** **83% Mobile phone ****52%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Khokhar? ■ Khokhar · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **798 Working population ****26.1%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 45% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 143 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 160 (48%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) 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 - Malakwala1,305 people - Rasulpur1,287 people - Saidpur1,286 people - Meekey1,285 people - Udhowal1,279 people - Chone1,258 people - Talwandi Jheuran1,258 people - Kandial1,256 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?59 km by road - What is the population of Khokhar?1,282 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khokhar in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khokhar?57.8% (Census 2011)