# Makowal Village, Ajnala, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/makowal/ Village · Ajnala, Amritsar # Makowal Makowal is a village in Ajnala sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,466 people in 276 households**, the 88th largest of 311 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.5%. - 1,466people (2011) - 276households - 72.7%literacy - 143103PIN code ## Makowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makowal is 143103.** Makowal falls in Ajnala sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143103 - Gram panchayatMakowal - Community development blockAjnala - Census village code037340 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makowal from nearby towns? - Ajnala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)43 km by road - Ajnala (nearest town)12 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 Makowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Makowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Wachhoa - ○Degree college10+ km · Ajnala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ajnala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)17 h summer · 19 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 Makowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, jiri and maize**. Products made here include darati and kahi. About 88% of the 570 hectares of village land is sown, and 504 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 Makowal Of every 100 households in Makowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Makowal · ■ Ajnala rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **90% Toilet within the home ****63%** **53% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **46% Tap water ****16%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **75% Use banking services ****41%** **46% Television ****88%** **75% Mobile phone ****82%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **7% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **98% 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 Makowal? ■ Makowal · ■ Ajnala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **61.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **845 Working population ****29.1%** **37.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.3% for men and 66.6% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 203 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 85 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (19%) · **■** Marginal 53 (12%) 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 Ajnala - Rokhey1,490 people - Bath1,485 people - Talwandi Nahar1,479 people - Tera Khurd1,474 people - Lashkari Nangal1,449 people - Dhariwal1,444 people - Khanwal1,440 people - Chak Sikandar1,428 people [All 343 villages in Ajnala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/ajnala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makowal?143103 - How far is Makowal from Amritsar?43 km by road - What is the population of Makowal?1,466 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makowal in?Amritsar district (Ajnala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Makowal?72.7% (Census 2011)