# Badala Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Badala

Badala is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144222**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 119 households**, the 182nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 585people (2011)
- 119households
- 88.1%literacy
- 144222PIN code

## Badala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Badala is 144222.** Badala falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144222
- Gram panchayatBadala
- Community development blockTalwara
- Census village code031267

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

## How far is Badala from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)80 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 Badala?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Badala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Handwal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Badala known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 74% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 51 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 Badala

Of every 100 households in Badala in 2011, 98 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Badala · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**56%

Tap water ****80%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**44%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**5%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Badala?

■ Badala · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**851

Working population ****21.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.5% for men and 85.5% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 12 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 96 (78%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%)

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

- Kaulpur599 people
- Aulia597 people
- Ferozepur590 people
- Panjdhera Rahia589 people
- Jhang580 people
- Mawa576 people
- Bariah564 people
- Sibochak564 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Badala?144222
- How far is Badala from Hoshiarpur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Badala?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Badala in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Badala?88.1% (Census 2011)