# Gandwan Village, Sunam, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/gandwan/ Village · Sunam, Sangrur # Gandwan Gandwan is a village in Sunam sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148028**. The 2011 Census counted **4,755 people in 913 households**, the 12th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.4%. - 4,755people (2011) - 913households - 53.0%literacy - 148028PIN code ## Gandwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gandwan is 148028.** Gandwan falls in Sunam sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148028 - Gram panchayatGandwan - Community development blockSunam - Census village code039874 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gandwan from nearby towns? - Sunam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)33 km by road - Sunam (nearest town)18 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 Gandwan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gandwan; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Sunam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sunam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Gandwan known for? The main crops are **wheat and rice**. Products made here include atta. About 91% of the 1,998 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,826 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 Gandwan Of every 100 households in Gandwan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Gandwan · ■ Sunam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **96% Toilet within the home ****55%** **76% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **20% Tap water ****31%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **71% Use banking services ****37%** **60% Television ****63%** **76% Mobile phone ****53%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****14%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Gandwan? ■ Gandwan · ■ Sunam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%** **58.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****830** **874 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685** **814 Working population ****32.2%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 56% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 689 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (12%) · **■** Household industry 36 (2%) · **■** Other work 228 (15%) · **■** Marginal 388 (25%) 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 Sunam - Rogla5,510 people - Chatha Nanhera5,118 people - Shadi Hari4,918 people - Mauran4,799 people - Jharon4,708 people - Chowbas4,563 people - Janal4,442 people - Hambalbas4,425 people [All 81 villages in Sunam](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/sunam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gandwan?148028 - How far is Gandwan from Sangrur?33 km by road - What is the population of Gandwan?4,755 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gandwan in?Sangrur district (Sunam sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gandwan?53.0% (Census 2011)