# Galowali Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar 

# Galowali

Galowali is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143601**. The 2011 Census counted **3,652 people in 645 households**, the 16th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 3,652people (2011)
- 645households
- 49.4%literacy
- 143601PIN code

## Galowali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galowali is 143601.** Galowali falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab.

- PIN code143601
- Gram panchayatGalowali
- Community development blockMajitha
- Census village code037434

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Galowali from nearby towns?

- Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Amritsar (district HQ)21 km by road
- Majitha (nearest town)2 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 Galowali?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Galowali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Majitha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amritsar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Galowali known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 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 Galowali

Of every 100 households in Galowali in 2011, 96 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Galowali · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**36%

Tap water ****12%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**94%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**39%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**57%

Use banking services ****6%**

**56%

Television ****72%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**43%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**7%

None of these assets ****14%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Galowali?

■ Galowali · ■ Amritsar -I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**818

Working population ****45.3%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 44.2% for women. 59% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 537 (32%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 544 (33%) · **■** Marginal 519 (31%)

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 Amritsar -I

- Fatehpur Rajputan4,117 people
- Rasulpur Kalan3,984 people
- Kathu Nangal3,898 people
- Dharar3,704 people
- Taragarh3,620 people
- Akalgarh3,288 people
- Nawan Pind3,286 people
- Abdal3,170 people

[All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galowali?143601
- How far is Galowali from Amritsar?21 km by road
- What is the population of Galowali?3,652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galowali in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Galowali?49.4% (Census 2011)
