# Agwan Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur 

# Agwan

Agwan is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143604**. The 2011 Census counted **847 people in 153 households**, the 275th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 847people (2011)
- 153households
- 76.2%literacy
- 143604PIN code

## Agwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Agwan is 143604.** Agwan falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143604
- Gram panchayatAgwan
- Community development blockKalanour
- Census village code027979

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

## How far is Agwan from nearby towns?

- Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)30 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 Agwan?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Agwan; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalanaur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalanaur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)16 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 Agwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Agwan

Of every 100 households in Agwan in 2011, 89 had electricity, 97 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Agwan · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****97%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****3%**

**47%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

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

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**47%

Use banking services ****97%**

**67%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**45%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**6%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Agwan?

■ Agwan · ■ Gurdaspur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****776**

**836

Working population ****24.8%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.5% for men and 70.0% for women. 40% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (28%) · **■** Household industry 14 (7%) · **■** Other work 23 (11%) · **■** Marginal 15 (7%)

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 Gurdaspur

- Shinbhatti852 people
- Chhina Retwala851 people
- Gunian850 people
- Piranbag849 people
- Bains844 people
- Khanowala844 people
- Chandar Bhan842 people
- Qadianwali839 people

[All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Agwan?143604
- How far is Agwan from Gurdaspur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Agwan?847 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Agwan in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Agwan?76.2% (Census 2011)