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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Malewal

Malewal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144530**. The 2011 Census counted **26 people in 10 households**, the 292nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 26people (2011)
- 10households
- 45.5%literacy
- 144530PIN code

## Malewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malewal is 144530.** Malewal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144530
- Gram panchayatBadowal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031919

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

## How far is Malewal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road
- Garhshankar (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 Malewal?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Malewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Harjiana
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tuto Mazara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Malewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 66% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 53 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 Malewal

Of every 100 households in Malewal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**52%

Use banking services ****36%**

**84%

Television ****27%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**47%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****18%**

**4%

Own their home ****46%**

**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 Malewal?

■ Malewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**890

Working population ****76.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 40.0% for women. 86% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (20%) · **■** Other work 3 (15%) · **■** Marginal 12 (60%)

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

- Bikapur55 people
- Rakhial48 people
- Chak Soni38 people
- Abhowal28 people
- Gondian24 people
- Tejpur20 people
- Jamalpur7 people
- Rampur Kharak2 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malewal?144530
- How far is Malewal from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road
- What is the population of Malewal?26 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malewal?45.5% (Census 2011)