# Awankot Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/awankot/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Awankot Awankot is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140025**. The 2011 Census counted **1,149 people in 217 households**, the 18th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,149people (2011) - 217households - 82.9%literacy - 140025PIN code ## Awankot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Awankot is 140025.** Awankot falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140025 - Gram panchayatAwankot - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038611 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Awankot from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)9 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 Awankot? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Awankot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naggal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Awankot known for? The main crops are **milk, rice and kamad**. Products made here include ghee and gur. About 66% of the 355 hectares of village land is sown, and 210 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 Awankot Of every 100 households in Awankot in 2011, 97 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Awankot · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****39%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **35% Tap water ****6%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **65% Use banking services ****87%** **76% Television ****84%** **85% Mobile phone ****73%** **76% Computer with internet ****1%** **4% Two-wheeler ****45%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Awankot? ■ Awankot · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593** **837 Working population ****32.0%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 75.9% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 158 (43%) · **■** Marginal 138 (38%) 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 Rup Nagar - Khawaspur1,340 people - Mansuha Kalan1,195 people - Khabra1,165 people - Dugri1,160 people - Thauna1,137 people - Akabarpur1,107 people - Chararian1,101 people - Doburji1,096 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Awankot?140025 - How far is Awankot from Rupnagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Awankot?1,149 (Census 2011) - Which district is Awankot in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Awankot?82.9% (Census 2011)