# Khiwa Village, Nakodar, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Nakodar, Jalandhar 

# Khiwa

Khiwa is a village in Nakodar sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144623**. The 2011 Census counted **1,419 people in 260 households**, the 45th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.8%.

- 1,419people (2011)
- 260households
- 84.8%literacy
- 144623PIN code

## Khiwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khiwa is 144623.** Khiwa falls in Nakodar sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144623
- Gram panchayatKhiwa
- Community development blockNakodar
- Census village code029870

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

## How far is Khiwa from nearby towns?

- Nakodar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Nakodar (nearest town)13 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 Khiwa?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Khiwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Jalandhar Cantt
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Khiwa known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and rice**. About 91% of the 668 hectares of village land is sown, and 609 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 Khiwa

Of every 100 households in Khiwa in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Khiwa · ■ Nakodar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**78%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**21%

Tap water ****74%**

**42%

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

**83%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**49%

Use banking services ****77%**

**72%

Television ****90%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Khiwa?

■ Khiwa · ■ Nakodar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**75.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**906

Working population ****35.1%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.9% for men and 81.5% for women. 56% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 120 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (37%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 184 (37%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Nakodar

- Mandiala1,538 people
- Bajuha Kalan1,480 people
- Addi1,474 people
- Bir Baloki1,423 people
- Gill1,411 people
- Mallian Khurd1,394 people
- Raipur Araian1,382 people
- Samailpur1,362 people

[All 147 villages in Nakodar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/nakodar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khiwa?144623
- How far is Khiwa from Jalandhar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khiwa?1,419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khiwa in?Jalandhar district (Nakodar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khiwa?84.8% (Census 2011)