# Bakshiwala Village, Rajpura, Patiala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/bakshiwala/ Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Bakshiwala Bakshiwala is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code **147001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 282 households**, the 67th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 1,453people (2011) - 282households - 77.3%literacy - 147001PIN code ## Bakshiwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bakshiwala is 147001.** Bakshiwala falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code147001 - Gram panchayatBakshiwala - Community development blockRajpura - Census village code036997 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bakshiwala from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Patiala (district HQ)38 km by road - Rajpura (nearest town)10 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 Bakshiwala? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bakshiwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Aluan - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajpura - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rajpura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Bakshiwala known for? The main crops are **rice, wheat and wheat**. About 93% of the 402 hectares of village land is sown, and 374 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 Bakshiwala Of every 100 households in Bakshiwala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bakshiwala · ■ Rajpura rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****81%** **71% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **28% Tap water ****21%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **59% Use banking services ****40%** **57% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****74%** **72% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****41%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bakshiwala? ■ Bakshiwala · ■ Rajpura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **74.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798** **834 Working population ****27.1%** **32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.7% for men and 71.5% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 101 (26%) · **■** Marginal 198 (50%) 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 Rajpura - Bathonian Khurd1,473 people - Jainagar1,465 people - Gurditpura1,457 people - Pabri1,457 people - Sehra1,447 people - Kami Khurd1,439 people - Dahrian1,426 people - Bhedwal1,425 people [All 243 villages in Rajpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bakshiwala?147001 - How far is Bakshiwala from Patiala?38 km by road - What is the population of Bakshiwala?1,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bakshiwala in?Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bakshiwala?77.3% (Census 2011)