# Surjit Singhwala Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/surjit-singhwala/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Surjit Singhwala Surjit Singhwala is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143505**. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 126 households**, the 282nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 573people (2011) - 126households - 80.5%literacy - 143505PIN code ## Surjit Singhwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Surjit Singhwala is 143505.** Surjit Singhwala falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143505 - Gram panchayatDakhla Surjit Singhwala - Community development blockBatala - Census village code028745 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surjit Singhwala from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)30 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 Surjit Singhwala? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Surjit Singhwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Batala - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Batala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Surjit Singhwala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 63% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Surjit Singhwala Of every 100 households in Surjit Singhwala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Surjit Singhwala · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****90%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **36% Tap water ****72%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **56% Use banking services ****85%** **59% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **71% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****58%** **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 Surjit Singhwala? ■ Surjit Singhwala · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974** **798 Working population ****38.9%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 75.1% for women. 64% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (79%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Pirowali589 people - Adhowali587 people - Shampur585 people - Kokalpur581 people - Lalla565 people - Awan556 people - Haruwal551 people - Teja Khurd550 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surjit Singhwala?143505 - How far is Surjit Singhwala from Gurdaspur?30 km by road - What is the population of Surjit Singhwala?573 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surjit Singhwala in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Surjit Singhwala?80.5% (Census 2011)