# Budhanwala Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/budhanwala/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Budhanwala Budhanwala is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **678 people in 153 households**, the 91st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 678people (2011) - 153households - 68.9%literacy - 144702PIN code ## Budhanwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Budhanwala is 144702.** Budhanwala falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144702 - Gram panchayatBudhanwala - Community development blockShahkot - Census village code029815 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Budhanwala from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)46 km by road - Shahkot (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 Budhanwala? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Budhanwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Shahkot - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Budhanwala known for? The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and rice**. About 90% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Budhanwala Of every 100 households in Budhanwala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Budhanwala · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****85%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****15%** **26% Tap water ****42%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****45%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%** **56% Use banking services ****66%** **71% Television ****78%** **83% Mobile phone ****88%** **81% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **12% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Budhanwala? ■ Budhanwala · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1061** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **862 Working population ****32.0%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.9% for men and 64.3% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 84 (39%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Shahkot - Bara Jodhsingh697 people - Miani692 people - Mulewal Brahmana683 people - Bhoyapur678 people - Gatti Raipur676 people - Jakopur Kalan659 people - Mulewal Khaira640 people - Meda635 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Budhanwala?144702 - How far is Budhanwala from Jalandhar?46 km by road - What is the population of Budhanwala?678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Budhanwala in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Budhanwala?68.9% (Census 2011)