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

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Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur 

# Akhwara

Akhwara is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145026**. The 2011 Census counted **462 people in 82 households**, the 231st largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 462people (2011)
- 82households
- 84.1%literacy
- 145026PIN code

## Akhwara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akhwara is 145026.** Akhwara falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code145026
- Gram panchayatAkhwara
- Community development blockNarot Jaimal Singh
- Census village code027733

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

## How far is Akhwara from nearby towns?

- Pathankot (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Dina Nagar (nearest town)14 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 Akhwara?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Akhwara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sujanpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pathankot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sujanpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Akhwara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 94% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 316 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 Akhwara

Of every 100 households in Akhwara in 2011, 94 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Akhwara · ■ Pathankot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**68%

Tap water ****48%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****72%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**44%

Use banking services ****66%**

**67%

Television ****89%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Akhwara?

■ Akhwara · ■ Pathankot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**828

Working population ****27.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.2% for men and 78.9% for women. 52% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 73 (57%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (12%) · **■** Other work 14 (11%) · **■** Marginal 26 (20%)

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

- Man Mangal486 people
- Paharipur485 people
- Fatto Chak467 people
- Jogar463 people
- Chakral460 people
- Chhani Maqimpur460 people
- Danwal459 people
- Talwara Jattan456 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akhwara?145026
- How far is Akhwara from Gurdaspur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Akhwara?462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhwara in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Akhwara?84.1% (Census 2011)