# Parowal Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/parowal/ Village · Batala, Gurdaspur # Parowal Parowal is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,407 people in 277 households**, the 121st largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%. - 1,407people (2011) - 277households - 67.0%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Parowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parowal is 143602.** Parowal falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatParowal - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028809 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parowal from nearby towns? - Batala (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)40 km by road - Fathegarh Churian (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 Parowal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Parowal; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Parowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include gur. About 78% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Parowal Of every 100 households in Parowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Parowal · ■ Batala rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****79%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **36% Tap water ****9%** **7% Drinking water within premises ****99%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **41% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **56% Use banking services ****48%** **59% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****75%** **71% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Parowal? ■ Parowal · ■ Batala rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%** **73.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****804** **798 Working population ****25.9%** **33.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.5% for men and 61.3% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 126 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (3%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 190 (52%) · **■** Marginal 31 (8%) 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 - Pind Purana1,439 people - Chhichhrewal1,430 people - Bhagtupur1,420 people - Dalam1,419 people - Gujjarpura1,404 people - Kohali1,393 people - Nangal1,384 people - Badowal Khurd1,378 people [All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parowal?143602 - How far is Parowal from Gurdaspur?40 km by road - What is the population of Parowal?1,407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parowal in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Parowal?67.0% (Census 2011)