# Wadala Kalan Village, Kapurthala, Kapurthala (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala/wadala-kalan/ Village · Kapurthala, Kapurthala # Wadala Kalan Wadala Kalan is a village in Kapurthala sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144601**. The 2011 Census counted **1,639 people in 352 households**, the 28th largest of 241 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%. - 1,639people (2011) - 352households - 81.1%literacy - 144601PIN code ## Wadala Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Wadala Kalan is 144601.** Wadala Kalan falls in Kapurthala sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab. - PIN code144601 - Gram panchayatWadala Kalan - Community development blockKapurthala - Census village code029240 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Wadala Kalan from nearby towns? - Kapurthala (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kapurthala (district HQ)7 km by road - Kapurthala (nearest town)7 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 Wadala Kalan? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Wadala Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kapurthala - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kapurthala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Wadala Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 91% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Wadala Kalan Of every 100 households in Wadala Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Wadala Kalan · ■ Kapurthala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****88%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **21% Tap water ****58%** **44% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **54% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **42% Use banking services ****89%** **72% Television ****92%** **84% Mobile phone ****90%** **80% Computer with internet ****8%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **11% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **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 Wadala Kalan? ■ Wadala Kalan · ■ Kapurthala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **74.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **878 Working population ****38.1%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 123 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 306 (49%) · **■** Marginal 175 (28%) 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 Kapurthala - Khera Dona1,802 people - Saidowal1,786 people - Sangojla1,767 people - Sheikhupur1,678 people - Razapur1,627 people - Khukhrain1,576 people - Isharwal1,537 people - Buh1,526 people [All 260 villages in Kapurthala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/kapurthala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Wadala Kalan?144601 - How far is Wadala Kalan from Kapurthala?7 km by road - What is the population of Wadala Kalan?1,639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Wadala Kalan in?Kapurthala district (Kapurthala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Wadala Kalan?81.1% (Census 2011)