# Kalewal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Kalewal

Kalewal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **292 people in 71 households**, the 257th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 292people (2011)
- 71households
- 76.7%literacy
- 144523PIN code

## Kalewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalewal is 144523.** Kalewal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144523
- Gram panchayatKalewal Fattu
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031807

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

## How far is Kalewal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)12 km by road
- Mahilpur (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 Kalewal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kalewal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Kalewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kalewal

Of every 100 households in Kalewal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Kalewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**38%

Tap water ****24%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**52%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****86%**

**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 Kalewal?

■ Kalewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**890

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 56% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (34%) · **■** Marginal 15 (14%)

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

- Bugra327 people
- Ladhewal319 people
- Thapal307 people
- Kammowal303 people
- Kulewal291 people
- Jhaj281 people
- Ghukharwal279 people
- Mugo Patti279 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalewal?144523
- How far is Kalewal from Hoshiarpur?12 km by road
- What is the population of Kalewal?292 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kalewal?76.7% (Census 2011)