# Basowal Village, Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/basowal/ Village · Anandpur Sahib, Rupnagar # Basowal Basowal is a village in Anandpur Sahib sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140123**. The 2011 Census counted **2,455 people in 504 households**, the 7th largest of 190 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 2,455people (2011) - 504households - 90.0%literacy - 140123PIN code ## Basowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Basowal is 140123.** Basowal falls in Anandpur Sahib sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140123 - Gram panchayatBassowal - Community development blockAnandpur Sahib - Census village code038362 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Basowal from nearby towns? - Anandpur Sahib (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)44 km by road - Anandpur Sahib (nearest town)6 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 Basowal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Basowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Anandpur Sahib - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Basowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, oil seed and rice**. Products made here include atta, oil and dal. About 62% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Basowal Of every 100 households in Basowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 86 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Basowal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****94%** **47% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **52% Tap water ****92%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****86%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****11%** **58% Use banking services ****85%** **75% Television ****93%** **77% Mobile phone ****87%** **78% Computer with internet ****8%** **2% Two-wheeler ****60%** **50% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **8% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****59%** **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 Basowal? ■ Basowal · ■ Anandpur Sahib rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.0%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **867 Working population ****28.9%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 85.8% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 545 (77%) · **■** Marginal 68 (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 - Takhatgarh2,943 people - Jhinjri2,865 people - Kotla2,741 people - Bajrur2,671 people - Kalwan2,431 people - Dher2,366 people - Jhandian2,349 people - Kiratpur Sahib2,348 people [All 190 villages in Anandpur Sahib](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/anandpur-sahib/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Basowal?140123 - How far is Basowal from Rupnagar?44 km by road - What is the population of Basowal?2,455 (Census 2011) - Which district is Basowal in?Rupnagar district (Anandpur Sahib sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Basowal?90.0% (Census 2011)