# Malkowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/malkowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Malkowal Malkowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **1,003 people in 203 households**, the 123rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,003people (2011) - 203households - 84.4%literacy - 144523PIN code ## Malkowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malkowal is 144523.** Malkowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144523 - Gram panchayatMalkowal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032027 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malkowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)60 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)15 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 Malkowal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Malkowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haibowal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dolewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rattanpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 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, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Malkowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 55% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Malkowal Of every 100 households in Malkowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Malkowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****38%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **52% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****32%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **9% None of these assets ****12%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Malkowal? ■ Malkowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **890 Working population ****25.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.4% for men and 76.9% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 64 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 169 (65%) · **■** Marginal 22 (8%) 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 - Khanni1,013 people - Paldi1,010 people - Pandori Ganga Singh1,006 people - Thakkarwal1,004 people - Bhambian1,001 people - Nangal Kalan994 people - Denowal Khurd992 people - Achharwal982 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Malkowal?144523 - How far is Malkowal from Hoshiarpur?60 km by road - What is the population of Malkowal?1,003 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malkowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Malkowal?84.4% (Census 2011)