# 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 **1,472 people in 284 households**, the 55th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 1,472people (2011)
- 284households
- 85.4%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
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032017

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)27 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)68 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)26 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?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kalewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haibowal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshanka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Kalewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 40% of the 356 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Kalewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**52%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****82%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****9%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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+) ****85.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**890

Working population ****26.8%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.2% for men and 79.9% for women. 44% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 51 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (15%) · **■** Household industry 32 (8%) · **■** Other work 113 (29%) · **■** Marginal 140 (35%)

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

- Sarangwal1,534 people
- Kalewal Bhagtan1,512 people
- Gondpur1,482 people
- Khanpur1,479 people
- Kukran1,453 people
- Dhamai1,424 people
- Rampur1,410 people
- Saila Kalan1,410 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?68 km by road
- What is the population of Kalewal?1,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kalewal?85.4% (Census 2011)