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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Punwan

Punwan is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143517**. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 177 households**, the 202nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 947people (2011)
- 177households
- 77.9%literacy
- 143517PIN code

## Punwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Punwan is 143517.** Punwan falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143517
- Gram panchayatPunwan
- Community development blockFatehgarh Churian
- Census village code028845

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

## How far is Punwan from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)14 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 Punwan?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn 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
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Punwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 94% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Punwan

Of every 100 households in Punwan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Punwan · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**56%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****95%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Punwan?

■ Punwan · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**798

Working population ****27.7%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 71.3% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 105 (40%) · **■** Marginal 4 (2%)

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

- Dhawan954 people
- Nathu Khaira950 people
- Nat949 people
- Bharathwal948 people
- Madra946 people
- Sangherah945 people
- Metla943 people
- Chima936 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punwan?143517
- How far is Punwan from Gurdaspur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Punwan?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punwan in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Punwan?77.9% (Census 2011)