# Walayat Shahwala Village, Zira, Firozpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Zira, Firozpur 

# Walayat Shahwala

Walayat Shahwala is a village in Zira sub-district of Firozpur district, Punjab, PIN code **142044**. The 2011 Census counted **256 people in 51 households**, the 173rd largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.8%.

- 256people (2011)
- 51households
- 67.2%literacy
- 142044PIN code

## Walayat Shahwala PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code142044
- Gram panchayatWalayat Shahwala
- Community development blockMakhu
- Census village code034317

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

## How far is Walayat Shahwala from nearby towns?

- Zira (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Firozpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Mallanwala Khass (nearest town)9 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 Walayat Shahwala?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Walayat Shahwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Walayat Shahwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and vegetables**. About 77% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Walayat Shahwala

Of every 100 households in Walayat Shahwala in 2011, 94 had electricity, 85 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 61 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Walayat Shahwala · ■ Zira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****85%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**25%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**72%

Use banking services ****94%**

**58%

Television ****85%**

**79%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****61%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Walayat Shahwala?

■ Walayat Shahwala · ■ Zira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**64.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**854

Working population ****52.7%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.0% for men and 61.5% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 57 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 19 (14%) · **■** Marginal 56 (41%)

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

- Dibwala275 people
- Bahawalpur266 people
- Behk Walayat Shah258 people
- Baharwali257 people
- Baggi Patni Alias Mohkamwala254 people
- Khiali252 people
- Bhoghewala245 people
- Jaggewala Alias Musewala244 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Walayat Shahwala?142044
- How far is Walayat Shahwala from Firozpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Walayat Shahwala?256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Walayat Shahwala in?Firozpur district (Zira sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Walayat Shahwala?67.2% (Census 2011)