# Alewala Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Alewala

Alewala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 181 households**, the 84th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 941people (2011)
- 181households
- 55.0%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Alewala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alewala is 142044.** Alewala falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatAlewala
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034299

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

## How far is Alewala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Mallanwala Khass (nearest town)6 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 Alewala?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Alewala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehgarh Sabrah
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Fatehgarh Sabrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Firozpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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 library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Alewala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 97% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 452 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 Alewala

Of every 100 households in Alewala in 2011, 96 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Alewala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**72%

Use banking services ****80%**

**58%

Television ****59%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**47%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Alewala?

■ Alewala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.0%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**854

Working population ****30.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 47.7% for women. 58% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (7%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Zira

- Asafwala988 people
- Naurang Singhwala980 people
- Chamb972 people
- Gatta Badshah944 people
- Wara Waryamsingh939 people
- Warnala936 people
- Chohlah932 people
- Tindwan915 people

[All 217 villages in Zira](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/firozpur/zira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alewala?142044
- How far is Alewala from Firozpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Alewala?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alewala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Alewala?55.0% (Census 2011)