# Kanwan Village, Pathankot, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathankot, Gurdaspur 

# Kanwan

Kanwan is a village in Pathankot sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143534**. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 208 households**, the 125th largest of 336 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 988people (2011)
- 208households
- 82.6%literacy
- 143534PIN code

## Kanwan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanwan is 143534.** Kanwan falls in Pathankot sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143534
- Gram panchayatKanwan
- Community development blockPathankot
- Census village code027596

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

## How far is Kanwan from nearby towns?

- Pathankot (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)16 km by road
- Dina Nagar (nearest town)11 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 Kanwan?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jangal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dinanagar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dhalorian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kanwan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Kanwan

Of every 100 households in Kanwan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kanwan · ■ Pathankot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**68%

Tap water ****16%**

**36%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**81%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**44%

Use banking services ****70%**

**67%

Television ****83%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**37%

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

**4%

None of these assets ****7%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kanwan?

■ Kanwan · ■ Pathankot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****826**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**828

Working population ****31.7%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 75.3% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 198 (63%) · **■** Marginal 81 (26%)

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

- Datyal1,004 people
- Madarpur1,002 people
- Bhagwansar995 people
- Manwal Mangwal989 people
- Basau Barwan985 people
- Nala982 people
- Bhol Chak971 people
- Jaswan967 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanwan?143534
- How far is Kanwan from Gurdaspur?16 km by road
- What is the population of Kanwan?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanwan in?Gurdaspur district (Pathankot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kanwan?82.6% (Census 2011)