# Bhanwal Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/bhanwal/ Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur # Bhanwal Bhanwal is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145023**. The 2011 Census counted **2,283 people in 443 households**, the 27th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,283people (2011) - 443households - 78.7%literacy - 145023PIN code ## Bhanwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhanwal is 145023.** Bhanwal falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145023 - Gram panchayatBhanwal - Community development blockSujanpur - Census village code027449 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhanwal from nearby towns? - Pathankot (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Sujanpur (nearest town)4 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 Bhanwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Pathankot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pathankot - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 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 Bhanwal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 79% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Bhanwal Of every 100 households in Bhanwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Bhanwal · ■ Pathankot rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****33%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **68% Tap water ****84%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **44% Use banking services ****41%** **67% Television ****80%** **80% Mobile phone ****46%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****38%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****8%** **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 Bhanwal? ■ Bhanwal · ■ Pathankot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **828 Working population ****30.1%** **29.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 73.0% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (15%) · **■** Household industry 50 (7%) · **■** Other work 424 (62%) · **■** Marginal 68 (10%) 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 - Bani Lodhi2,563 people - Begowal2,490 people - Sohaura Kalan2,369 people - Kotli Mughlan2,336 people - Siyonti Tarf Narot2,266 people - Madhopur2,265 people - Sundar Chak2,251 people - Dalla Balim2,132 people [All 370 villages in Pathankot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/pathankot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhanwal?145023 - How far is Bhanwal from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Bhanwal?2,283 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhanwal in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhanwal?78.7% (Census 2011)