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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Rikhia

Rikhia is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 153 households**, the 222nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 848people (2011)
- 153households
- 79.8%literacy
- 143505PIN code

## Rikhia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rikhia is 143505.** Rikhia falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143505
- Gram panchayatRikhia
- Community development blockBatala
- Census village code028736

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

## How far is Rikhia from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Batala (nearest town)4 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 Rikhia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Rikhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talwandi Lal Singh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batala
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Rikhia known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 104 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 Rikhia

Of every 100 households in Rikhia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Rikhia · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**36%

Tap water ****3%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**56%

Use banking services ****56%**

**59%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**6%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Rikhia?

■ Rikhia · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**798

Working population ****40.8%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 80.7% for women. 63% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (17%) · **■** Marginal 161 (47%)

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

- Sangatpura872 people
- Kotla Suba Singh862 people
- Loh Chap858 people
- Said Mubarak857 people
- Umarwala839 people
- Kazampur834 people
- Samrai824 people
- Pero Shah819 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rikhia?143505
- How far is Rikhia from Gurdaspur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Rikhia?848 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rikhia in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rikhia?79.8% (Census 2011)