# Bukkanwala Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/bukkanwala/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Bukkanwala Bukkanwala is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **374 people in 69 households**, the 166th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 374people (2011) - 69households - 77.3%literacy - 148023PIN code ## Bukkanwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bukkanwala is 148023.** Bukkanwala falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148023 - Gram panchayatBukkanwala 0056 - Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii - Census village code039443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bukkanwala from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)42 km by road - Malerkotla (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 Bukkanwala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bukkanwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Bukkanwala known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta. About 90% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 73 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 Bukkanwala Of every 100 households in Bukkanwala in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 73 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bukkanwala · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **97% Toilet within the home ****77%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **12% Tap water ****24%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **60% Use banking services ****93%** **63% Television ****90%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****73%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **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 Bukkanwala? ■ Bukkanwala · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200** **844 Working population ****47.1%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 71.7% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 73 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (6%) · **■** Other work 92 (52%) 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 Malerkotla - Mohamadpura413 people - Akhtiarpura412 people - Rustamgarh380 people - Bahadurgarh374 people - Faujewala266 people - Toga Heri266 people - Ibrahimpura250 people - Rampur Bhindran227 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bukkanwala?148023 - How far is Bukkanwala from Sangrur?42 km by road - What is the population of Bukkanwala?374 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bukkanwala in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bukkanwala?77.3% (Census 2011)