# Giganwal Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/giganwal/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Giganwal Giganwal is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **619 people in 131 households**, the 148th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 619people (2011) - 131households - 86.0%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Giganwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Giganwal is 144201.** Giganwal falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatGiganwal - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Giganwal from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)36 km by road - Bhogpur (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 Giganwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Giganwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhogpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○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 market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 14 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 Giganwal known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, rice and maize**. About 85% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Giganwal Of every 100 households in Giganwal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Giganwal · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****81%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **26% Tap water ****1%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **33% Use banking services ****92%** **75% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **80% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****48%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **13% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****100%** **92% 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 Giganwal? ■ Giganwal · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **881 Working population ****28.6%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.9% for men and 84.2% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 53 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (13%) · **■** Other work 95 (54%) · **■** Marginal 6 (3%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Desalpur643 people - Ghug638 people - Bhathe632 people - Rajab630 people - Gobindpur616 people - Bhel609 people - Rani Bhatti603 people - Shakarpur602 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Giganwal?144201 - How far is Giganwal from Jalandhar?36 km by road - What is the population of Giganwal?619 (Census 2011) - Which district is Giganwal in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Giganwal?86.0% (Census 2011)