# Badowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/badowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Badowal Badowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144530**. The 2011 Census counted **554 people in 118 households**, the 208th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 554people (2011) - 118households - 72.7%literacy - 144530PIN code ## Badowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badowal is 144530.** Badowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144530 - Gram panchayatBadowal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031947 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Hoshiarpur (nearest town)23 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 Badowal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Badowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pakhowal - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 14 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 Badowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 72% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Badowal Of every 100 households in Badowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Badowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****70%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****29%** **38% Tap water ****96%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **52% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****87%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% 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 Badowal? ■ Badowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **890 Working population ****33.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.2% for men and 69.1% for women. 61% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 71 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (16%) · **■** Other work 56 (30%) · **■** Marginal 29 (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 Garhshankar - Aima Muglan577 people - Saidpur576 people - Mahal569 people - Bakapur Guru566 people - Subhanpur545 people - Lehra539 people - Moila538 people - Dogarpur535 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badowal?144530 - How far is Badowal from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Badowal?554 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Badowal?72.7% (Census 2011)