# Purana Wala Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/purana-wala/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Purana Wala Purana Wala is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **81 people in 17 households**, the 118th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 25.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 81people (2011) - 17households - 25.8%literacy - 143604PIN code ## Purana Wala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purana Wala is 143604.** Purana Wala falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143604 - Gram panchayatGhanika Bet - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028991 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purana Wala from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)50 km by road - Dera Baba Nanak (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 Purana Wala? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Purana Wala; 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Mansur - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Purana Wala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 69% of the 461 hectares of village land is sown, and 317 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 Purana Wala Of every 100 households in Purana Wala in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Purana Wala · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **94% Toilet within the home ****0%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **40% Tap water ****33%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **58% Use banking services ****47%** **57% Television ****13%** **84% Mobile phone ****87%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****73%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****0%** **5% Own their home ****47%** **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 Purana Wala? ■ Purana Wala · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****25.8%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****723** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143** **804 Working population ****63.0%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 30.0% for men and 19.2% for women. 64% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 11 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (39%) · **■** Marginal 20 (39%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Rampur161 people - Haveli Khurd147 people - Maitla111 people - Palla Nangal102 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purana Wala?143604 - How far is Purana Wala from Gurdaspur?50 km by road - What is the population of Purana Wala?81 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purana Wala in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Purana Wala?25.8% (Census 2011)