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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Malhewal

Malhewal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **627 people in 128 households**, the 171st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 627people (2011)
- 128households
- 91.2%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Malhewal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatMalhewal
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030913

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

## How far is Malhewal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)17 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 Malhewal?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Malhewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Malhewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Malhewal

Of every 100 households in Malhewal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 72 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Malhewal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****24%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%**

**35%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****72%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Malhewal?

■ Malhewal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.2%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972**

**827

Working population ****32.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.5% for men and 88.0% for women. 58% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 34 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (31%) · **■** Marginal 33 (16%)

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

- Nangal644 people
- Litt640 people
- Doburji636 people
- Gag Jallo630 people
- Gill626 people
- Baghiari625 people
- Duggal Dawa Khri625 people
- Raja Kalan622 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malhewal?144207
- How far is Malhewal from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Malhewal?627 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malhewal?91.2% (Census 2011)