# Makhowal Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Makhowal

Makhowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **69 people in 14 households**, the 366th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 69people (2011)
- 14households
- 84.1%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Makhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makhowal is 144205.** Makhowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatKaluwal
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code031015

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

## How far is Makhowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)11 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 Makhowal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Makhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ghogra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dasua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Banga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Makhowal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 53% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Makhowal

Of every 100 households in Makhowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Makhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**38%

Tap water ****7%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**35%

Use banking services ****86%**

**85%

Television ****93%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Makhowal?

■ Makhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**827

Working population ****31.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 78.6% for women. 59% of men and 0% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 6 (27%) · **■** Other work 16 (73%)

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

- Chak Alam104 people
- Gangian95 people
- Brarowal91 people
- Khepar86 people
- Nangal65 people
- Budhu Barkat60 people
- Sud57 people
- Nussa55 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Makhowal?144205
- How far is Makhowal from Hoshiarpur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Makhowal?69 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Makhowal?84.1% (Census 2011)