# Akhrota Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur 

# Akhrota

Akhrota is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145025**. The 2011 Census counted **959 people in 204 households**, the 132nd largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 959people (2011)
- 204households
- 79.9%literacy
- 145025PIN code

## Akhrota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akhrota is 145025.** Akhrota falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code145025
- Gram panchayatAkhrota
- Community development blockPathankot
- Census village code027631

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

## How far is Akhrota from nearby towns?

- Pathankot (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dina Nagar (nearest town)16 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 Akhrota?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akhrota; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sujanpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Akhrota known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Akhrota

Of every 100 households in Akhrota in 2011, 95 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akhrota · ■ Pathankot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**68%

Tap water ****3%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**44%

Use banking services ****68%**

**67%

Television ****80%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**6%

Own their home ****97%**

**97%

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 Akhrota?

■ Akhrota · ■ Pathankot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****907**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****672**

**828

Working population ****26.0%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 74.1% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 119 (48%) · **■** Marginal 88 (35%)

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 Pathankot

- Bhol Chak971 people
- Jaswan967 people
- Malpur967 people
- Majra960 people
- Jakrawar957 people
- Lehri Bawian956 people
- Nalunga953 people
- Namala951 people

[All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akhrota?145025
- How far is Akhrota from Gurdaspur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Akhrota?959 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhrota in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Akhrota?79.9% (Census 2011)