# Alowal Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/alowal-028039/ Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur # Alowal Alowal is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143519**. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 296 households**, the 110th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,586people (2011) - 296households - 79.5%literacy - 143519PIN code ## Alowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alowal is 143519.** Alowal falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143519 - Gram panchayatAlowal - Community development blockDhariwal - Census village code028039 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alowal from nearby towns? - Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)17 km by road - Dhariwal (nearest town)5 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 Alowal? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Alowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kot Santokh Rai - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Alowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 372 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 Alowal Of every 100 households in Alowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Alowal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **95% Toilet within the home ****37%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **47% Tap water ****1%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **47% Use banking services ****74%** **67% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **65% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **6% None of these assets ****5%** **4% 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 Alowal? ■ Alowal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****659** **836 Working population ****49.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.5% for men and 73.0% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (37%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 73 (9%) · **■** Marginal 81 (10%) 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 Gurdaspur - Sadana1,616 people - Sochetgarh1,615 people - Sheikha1,598 people - Gadarian1,588 people - Purewal Jattan1,580 people - Doburji1,579 people - Kot Mian Sahib1,575 people - Bhadal1,570 people [All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alowal?143519 - How far is Alowal from Gurdaspur?17 km by road - What is the population of Alowal?1,586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alowal in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alowal?79.5% (Census 2011)