# Galowal Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code (2)

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Galowal

Galowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **481 people in 102 households**, the 227th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 481people (2011)
- 102households
- 79.9%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Galowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galowal is 144207.** Galowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatGalowal
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030888

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

## How far is Galowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (nearest town)20 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 Galowal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Galowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bagha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Galowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 133 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Galowal

Of every 100 households in Galowal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Galowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**35%

Use banking services ****67%**

**85%

Television ****79%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**55%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****6%**

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Galowal?

■ Galowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1047**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**827

Working population ****26.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 75.4% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (53%) · **■** Other work 44 (34%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Dasua

- Dholowal492 people
- Kotli489 people
- Katohar486 people
- Jhaj485 people
- Lalewal478 people
- Morian477 people
- Kulla475 people
- Manpur475 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galowal?144207
- How far is Galowal from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Galowal?481 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Galowal?79.9% (Census 2011)