# Bachhowali Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/bachhowali/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Bachhowali Bachhowali is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **168 people in 36 households**, the 289th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 168people (2011) - 36households - 82.9%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Bachhowali PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bachhowali is 144214.** Bachhowali falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatSaroya - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031193 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachhowali from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)81 km by road - Mukerian (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 Bachhowali? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhowali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singo Katrala - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Bachhowali known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Bachhowali Of every 100 households in Bachhowali in 2011, 100 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 78 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Bachhowali · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **96% Toilet within the home ****56%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **56% Tap water ****22%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%** **44% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****97%** **83% Mobile phone ****89%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****78%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **5% None of these assets ****3%** **6% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Bachhowali? ■ Bachhowali · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **851 Working population ****35.7%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 78.8% for women. 58% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 17 (28%) · **■** Other work 25 (42%) · **■** Marginal 18 (30%) 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 Mukerian - Nathuwal202 people - Har Chand193 people - Mirpur182 people - Kaulian180 people - Kaulpur Khurd166 people - Motla157 people - Dhido Katrala155 people - Liddar147 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bachhowali?144214 - How far is Bachhowali from Hoshiarpur?81 km by road - What is the population of Bachhowali?168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachhowali in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bachhowali?82.9% (Census 2011)