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

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Malhuwala

Malhuwala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142028**. The 2011 Census counted **604 people in 110 households**, the 123rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 604people (2011)
- 110households
- 60.3%literacy
- 142028PIN code

## Malhuwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malhuwala is 142028.** Malhuwala falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142028
- Gram panchayatMalhuwala
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034421

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

## How far is Malhuwala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Zira (nearest town)14 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 Malhuwala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Malhuwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Zira
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Zira
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Malhuwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 92% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Malhuwala

Of every 100 households in Malhuwala in 2011, 95 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Malhuwala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**25%

Tap water ****34%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**75%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**72%

Use banking services ****34%**

**58%

Television ****76%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****75%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**12%

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

**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 Malhuwala?

■ Malhuwala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**854

Working population ****60.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 70% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (16%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 26 (7%) · **■** Marginal 168 (46%)

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

- Nilewala632 people
- Buh Gujran622 people
- Chak Mahrana619 people
- Burj Mohamad Shahwala605 people
- Mannu Machhi593 people
- Roshan Shahwala592 people
- Bundala Purana589 people
- Machhiwara585 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malhuwala?142028
- How far is Malhuwala from Firozpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Malhuwala?604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhuwala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malhuwala?60.3% (Census 2011)