# Sherewala Village, Abohar, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Abohar, Firozpur 

# Sherewala

Sherewala is a village in Abohar sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **152116**. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 459 households**, the 61st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.0%.

- 2,700people (2011)
- 459households
- 65.2%literacy
- 152116PIN code

## Sherewala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sherewala is 152116.** Sherewala falls in Abohar sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code152116
- Gram panchayatSherewala
- Community development blockAbohar
- Census village code035187

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

## How far is Sherewala from nearby towns?

- Abohar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)96 km by road
- Abohar (nearest town)11 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 Sherewala?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Sherewala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhurar Khera
- ○Degree college10+ km · Abohar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kala Tibba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Sherewala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and cotton**. Products made here include stiching machine and tractor. About 94% of the 1,343 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,263 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 Sherewala

Of every 100 households in Sherewala in 2011, 89 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Sherewala · ■ Abohar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****98%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**19%

Tap water ****90%**

**57%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**78%

Use banking services ****35%**

**45%

Television ****62%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

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 Sherewala?

■ Sherewala · ■ Abohar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**65.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**854

Working population ****31.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 55.4% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 380 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 212 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 224 (27%) · **■** Marginal 25 (3%)

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 Abohar

- Jhurar Khera2,835 people
- Dodewala2,802 people
- Buraj Muhar2,794 people
- Mehrajpur2,765 people
- Paniwala Mahla2,670 people
- Bhagsar2,658 people
- Daulatpura2,607 people
- Usman Khera2,558 people

[All 76 villages in Abohar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/abohar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sherewala?152116
- How far is Sherewala from Firozpur?96 km by road
- What is the population of Sherewala?2,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sherewala in?Firozpur district (Abohar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sherewala?65.2% (Census 2011)