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

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Seikhwan

Seikhwan is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143518**. The 2011 Census counted **924 people in 174 households**, the 212th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 924people (2011)
- 174households
- 75.0%literacy
- 143518PIN code

## Seikhwan PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code143518
- Gram panchayatSeikhwan
- Community development blockFatehgarh Churian
- Census village code028814

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

## How far is Seikhwan from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Fathegarh Churian (nearest town)8 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 Seikhwan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Seikhwan; 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 school5–10 km · Kala Afgana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Seikhwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Seikhwan

Of every 100 households in Seikhwan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Seikhwan · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**56%

Use banking services ****17%**

**59%

Television ****81%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**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 Seikhwan?

■ Seikhwan · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**798

Working population ****30.6%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 71.2% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 125 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 119 (42%)

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

- Dadu Jodh930 people
- Behlowal929 people
- Dult925 people
- Ghoga924 people
- Kaler900 people
- Mokal890 people
- Thindh881 people
- Sidhwan877 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Seikhwan?143518
- How far is Seikhwan from Gurdaspur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Seikhwan?924 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Seikhwan in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Seikhwan?75.0% (Census 2011)