# Barwa Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/barwa/ Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar # Barwa Barwa is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,813 people in 352 households**, the 19th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 1,813people (2011) - 352households - 81.1%literacy - 140117PIN code ## Barwa PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Barwa is 140117.** Barwa falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140117 - Gram panchayatBarwa - Community development blockNurpur Bedi - Census village code038452 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Barwa from nearby towns? - Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)30 km by road - Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)14 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 Barwa? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Barwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Simbal Majra - ○Degree college10+ km · Anandpur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Barwa known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and oil-seed**. Products made here include atta, rice and oil. About 87% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Barwa Of every 100 households in Barwa in 2011, 99 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Barwa · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****58%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **52% Tap water ****86%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **58% Use banking services ****80%** **75% Television ****89%** **77% Mobile phone ****86%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****61%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **8% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Barwa? ■ Barwa · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **867 Working population ****32.2%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 74.0% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 24 (4%) · **■** Other work 327 (56%) · **■** Marginal 61 (10%) 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 Anandpur Sahib - Khamera1,958 people - Sabaur1,948 people - Samlah1,923 people - Surewal1,856 people - Saini Majra1,772 people - Garh Bagga1,698 people - Thana1,682 people - Mahain1,676 people [All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Barwa?140117 - How far is Barwa from Rupnagar?30 km by road - What is the population of Barwa?1,813 (Census 2011) - Which district is Barwa in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Barwa?81.1% (Census 2011)