# Gandhon Kalan Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/gandhon-kalan/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Gandhon Kalan Gandhon Kalan is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140111**. The 2011 Census counted **654 people in 135 households**, the 61st largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 654people (2011) - 135households - 89.0%literacy - 140111PIN code ## Gandhon Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandhon Kalan is 140111.** Gandhon Kalan falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140111 - Gram panchayatBari Gandhon - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandhon Kalan from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)8 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 Gandhon Kalan? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhon Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mianpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gandhon Kalan known for? The main crops are **milk, paddy and makka**. Products made here include ghee, rice and atta. About 84% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Gandhon Kalan Of every 100 households in Gandhon Kalan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Gandhon Kalan · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****83%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **35% Tap water ****64%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **65% Use banking services ****92%** **76% Television ****97%** **85% Mobile phone ****84%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****61%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gandhon Kalan? ■ Gandhon Kalan · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **837 Working population ****28.3%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.3% for men and 83.6% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (69%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Kalal Majra671 people - Patial661 people - Kot Bala660 people - Bari Railon658 people - Bhaowal652 people - Sihon Majra650 people - Bhagalan649 people - Dakala646 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandhon Kalan?140111 - How far is Gandhon Kalan from Rupnagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Gandhon Kalan?654 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandhon Kalan in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gandhon Kalan?89.0% (Census 2011)