# Malakwala Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Malakwala

Malakwala is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143517**. The 2011 Census counted **1,305 people in 217 households**, the 132nd largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 1,305people (2011)
- 217households
- 59.2%literacy
- 143517PIN code

## Malakwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malakwala is 143517.** Malakwala falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143517
- Gram panchayatMalakwala
- Community development blockFatehgarh Churian
- Census village code028846

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

## How far is Malakwala from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Fathegarh Churian (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 Malakwala?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Malakwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Talwandi Jhewran
- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Electricity (2011)8 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 Malakwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Malakwala

Of every 100 households in Malakwala in 2011, 84 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Malakwala · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**56%

Use banking services ****23%**

**59%

Television ****70%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**6%

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

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**98%

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 Malakwala?

■ Malakwala · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**798

Working population ****43.9%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.2% for men and 51.2% for women. 52% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 91 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (4%) · **■** Household industry 135 (24%) · **■** Other work 294 (51%) · **■** Marginal 32 (6%)

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 Batala

- Darewali1,351 people
- Nasirpur1,341 people
- Hassanpur Kalan1,337 people
- Sandalpur1,333 people
- Rasulpur1,287 people
- Saidpur1,286 people
- Meekey1,285 people
- Khokhar1,282 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malakwala?143517
- How far is Malakwala from Gurdaspur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Malakwala?1,305 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malakwala in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malakwala?59.2% (Census 2011)