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

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Mahlewala

Mahlewala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142051**. The 2011 Census counted **1,374 people in 251 households**, the 47th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 1,374people (2011)
- 251households
- 54.1%literacy
- 142051PIN code

## Mahlewala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahlewala is 142051.** Mahlewala falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142051
- Gram panchayatMahlewala
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034235

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

## How far is Mahlewala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Makhu (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 Mahlewala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahlewala; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Akbarwala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Makhu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 12 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 Mahlewala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. About 94% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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 Mahlewala

Of every 100 households in Mahlewala in 2011, 92 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahlewala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**72%

Use banking services ****6%**

**58%

Television ****76%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**12%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Mahlewala?

■ Mahlewala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.1%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****967**

**854

Working population ****44.3%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.0% for men and 45.6% for women. 52% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 379 (62%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 158 (26%)

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

- Rotal Rohi1,415 people
- Wara Pohwindian1,397 people
- Chuchak Wind1,391 people
- Hardasa1,377 people
- Jhatra1,347 people
- Sukhewala1,345 people
- Nizam Dinwala1,320 people
- Lohke Khurd1,265 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahlewala?142051
- How far is Mahlewala from Firozpur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mahlewala?1,374 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahlewala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mahlewala?54.1% (Census 2011)