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

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Nihalke

Nihalke is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **442 people in 84 households**, the 151st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 442people (2011)
- 84households
- 52.1%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Nihalke PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatNihalke
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034305

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

## How far is Nihalke from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Mallanwala Khass (nearest town)10 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 Nihalke?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Nihalke; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Makhu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Makhu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Firozpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Nihalke known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 93% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Nihalke

Of every 100 households in Nihalke in 2011, 86 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Nihalke · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****73%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****27%**

**25%

Tap water ****5%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**72%

Use banking services ****59%**

**58%

Television ****76%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**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 Nihalke?

■ Nihalke · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.1%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****782**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****696**

**854

Working population ****37.1%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 42.1% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 108 (66%) · **■** Other work 15 (9%) · **■** Marginal 41 (25%)

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

- Sharaf Ali Shahwala468 people
- Aminwala465 people
- Mohkamwala Alias Araianwala450 people
- WarraMansurwal448 people
- Mithe427 people
- Wirkanwali426 people
- Amargarh Bandian388 people
- Ruknewala Kalan387 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nihalke?142044
- How far is Nihalke from Firozpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Nihalke?442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nihalke in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Nihalke?52.1% (Census 2011)