# Malewal Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/malewal/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Malewal Malewal is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143602**. The 2011 Census counted **990 people in 183 households**, the 46th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 990people (2011) - 183households - 75.3%literacy - 143602PIN code ## Malewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malewal is 143602.** Malewal falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143602 - Gram panchayatMalewal - Community development blockFatehgarh Churian - Census village code028950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malewal from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)53 km by road - Ramdas (nearest town)12 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 Malewal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Malewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dera Baba Nanak - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Malewal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 247 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Malewal Of every 100 households in Malewal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Malewal · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **94% Toilet within the home ****56%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **40% Tap water ****0%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **58% Use banking services ****44%** **57% Television ****77%** **84% Mobile phone ****79%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****54%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **6% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Malewal? ■ Malewal · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **804 Working population ****37.3%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 67.1% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 107 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (8%) · **■** Other work 133 (36%) · **■** Marginal 98 (27%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Chainewal1,018 people - Bhagtana Boharwala1,004 people - Dharamabad998 people - Kathiala991 people - Basant Kot963 people - Sharfkot953 people - Fattupur946 people - Kotha935 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malewal?143602 - How far is Malewal from Gurdaspur?53 km by road - What is the population of Malewal?990 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malewal in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Malewal?75.3% (Census 2011)