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

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Nilewala

Nilewala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142047**. The 2011 Census counted **632 people in 102 households**, the 119th largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 632people (2011)
- 102households
- 66.6%literacy
- 142047PIN code

## Nilewala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nilewala is 142047.** Nilewala falls in Zira sub-district, Firozpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code142047
- Gram panchayatNilewala
- Community development blockZira
- Census village code034405

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

## How far is Nilewala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Zira (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 Nilewala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Nilewala; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Talwandi Bhai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Firozpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Nilewala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 94% of the 312 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Nilewala

Of every 100 households in Nilewala in 2011, 89 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Nilewala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**25%

Tap water ****64%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**75%

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

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%**

**72%

Use banking services ****60%**

**58%

Television ****67%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**47%

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

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Nilewala?

■ Nilewala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**854

Working population ****30.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 60.8% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 42 (22%) · **■** Marginal 37 (19%)

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

- Malhewala667 people
- Phemiwala665 people
- Mashieke664 people
- Mankianwali653 people
- Buh Gujran622 people
- Chak Mahrana619 people
- Burj Mohamad Shahwala605 people
- Malhuwala604 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nilewala?142047
- How far is Nilewala from Firozpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Nilewala?632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nilewala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Nilewala?66.6% (Census 2011)