# Bulhowal Village, Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/bulhowal/ Village · Hoshiarpur, Hoshiarpur # Bulhowal Bulhowal is a village in Hoshiarpur sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,869 people in 405 households**, the 41st largest of 406 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%. - 1,869people (2011) - 405households - 88.8%literacy - 146113PIN code ## Bulhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bulhowal is 146113.** Bulhowal falls in Hoshiarpur sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146113 - Gram panchayatBulhowal - Community development blockHoshiarpur-I - Census village code031604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bulhowal from nearby towns? - Hoshiarpur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (nearest town)16 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 Bulhowal? 23 services counted by the Census are inside Bulhowal; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Hoshiarpur-I - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Bulhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 54% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Bulhowal Of every 100 households in Bulhowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Bulhowal · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****80%** **60% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **40% Tap water ****39%** **49% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **58% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **40% Use banking services ****82%** **82% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****85%** **78% Computer with internet ****6%** **2% Two-wheeler ****54%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **8% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****92%** **94% 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 Bulhowal? ■ Bulhowal · ■ Hoshiarpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%** **84.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **956 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****904** **888 Working population ****31.4%** **32.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 85.6% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 482 (82%) · **■** Marginal 35 (6%) 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 Hoshiarpur - M ehtiana1,977 people - Bhekhowal1,912 people - Bagpur1,895 people - Khadiala Sainian1,880 people - Dada1,844 people - Singriwala1,800 people - Bassi Daulat Khan1,733 people - Lambra1,673 people [All 414 villages in Hoshiarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/hoshiarpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bulhowal?146113 - How far is Bulhowal from Hoshiarpur?16 km by road - What is the population of Bulhowal?1,869 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bulhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Hoshiarpur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bulhowal?88.8% (Census 2011)