# Dauwal Village, Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/dauwal/ Village · Gurdaspur, Gurdaspur # Dauwal Dauwal is a village in Gurdaspur sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143521**. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 187 households**, the 190th largest of 676 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,114people (2011) - 187households - 69.7%literacy - 143521PIN code ## Dauwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dauwal is 143521.** Dauwal falls in Gurdaspur sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143521 - Gram panchayatDauwal - Community development blockKahnuwan - Census village code028285 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dauwal from nearby towns? - Gurdaspur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)16 km by road - Mukerian (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 Dauwal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dauwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 · Gurdaspur - ○Degree college10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gurdaspur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Dauwal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include atta, gur, carpets, rope and shawals. About 89% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 293 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 Dauwal Of every 100 households in Dauwal in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dauwal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****26%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **47% Tap water ****1%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **50% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **47% Use banking services ****60%** **67% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****78%** **65% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **45% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **6% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Dauwal? ■ Dauwal · ■ Gurdaspur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****814** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768** **836 Working population ****34.8%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 59.3% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 173 (45%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%) 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 - Lakhan Kalan1,127 people - Saidowal Khurd1,120 people - Barnala1,119 people - Rasulpur1,119 people - Halla1,110 people - Chhotepur1,109 people - Jindher1,108 people - Ali Nangal1,106 people [All 716 villages in Gurdaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/gurdaspur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dauwal?143521 - How far is Dauwal from Gurdaspur?16 km by road - What is the population of Dauwal?1,114 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dauwal in?Gurdaspur district (Gurdaspur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dauwal?69.7% (Census 2011)