# Sakhowal Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/sakhowal/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Sakhowal Sakhowal is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143516**. The 2011 Census counted **1,560 people in 303 households**, the 97th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,560people (2011) - 303households - 70.4%literacy - 143516PIN code ## Sakhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakhowal is 143516.** Sakhowal falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143516 - Gram panchayatSakhowal - Community development blockSri Hargobindpur - Census village code028562 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakhowal from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)52 km by road - Qadian (nearest town)12 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 Sakhowal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Sakhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khojala - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Sakhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 400 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Sakhowal Of every 100 households in Sakhowal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Sakhowal · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****59%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **36% Tap water ****12%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **56% Use banking services ****84%** **59% Television ****75%** **83% Mobile phone ****80%** **71% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****59%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **6% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Sakhowal? ■ Sakhowal · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****741** **798 Working population ****39.3%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 67.3% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 179 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (7%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 32 (5%) · **■** Marginal 346 (56%) 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 - Badowal Kalan1,667 people - Basarpura1,659 people - Sheikhwan1,592 people - Qila Desa Singh1,585 people - Padda1,557 people - Shahbad1,556 people - malikpur1,539 people - Kala Nangal1,537 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakhowal?143516 - How far is Sakhowal from Gurdaspur?52 km by road - What is the population of Sakhowal?1,560 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakhowal in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sakhowal?70.4% (Census 2011)