# Buzurgwal Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/buzurgwal/ Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur # Buzurgwal Buzurgwal is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143519**. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 180 households**, the 244th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 910people (2011) - 180households - 74.8%literacy - 143519PIN code ## Buzurgwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Buzurgwal is 143519.** Buzurgwal falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143519 - Gram panchayatBuzurgwal - Community development blockDhariwal - Census village code028092 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Buzurgwal from nearby towns? - Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)22 km by road - Dhariwal (nearest town)5 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 Buzurgwal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Buzurgwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ghuman Khurd - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Buzurgwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Buzurgwal Of every 100 households in Buzurgwal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Buzurgwal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****44%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **47% Tap water ****22%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **47% Use banking services ****55%** **67% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****77%** **65% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **6% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Buzurgwal? ■ Buzurgwal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1081** **836 Working population ****28.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 71.8% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 122 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (29%) · **■** Marginal 44 (17%) 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 - Kotli Sainian919 people - Theh Tikha912 people - Noon911 people - Pindori Mian Singh911 people - Lopa906 people - Bulewal888 people - Naushera884 people - Ruliana883 people [All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Buzurgwal?143519 - How far is Buzurgwal from Gurdaspur?22 km by road - What is the population of Buzurgwal?910 (Census 2011) - Which district is Buzurgwal in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Buzurgwal?74.8% (Census 2011)