# Bambowal Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/bambowal/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Bambowal Bambowal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,080 people in 235 households**, the 75th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,080people (2011) - 235households - 90.4%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Bambowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bambowal is 144214.** Bambowal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatBambowal - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031102 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bambowal from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)69 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)14 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 Bambowal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Bambowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ghagwal - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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)14 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 Bambowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 77% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Bambowal Of every 100 households in Bambowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 63 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bambowal · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****35%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****65%** **56% Tap water ****16%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****63%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **44% Use banking services ****92%** **84% Television ****91%** **83% Mobile phone ****86%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****52%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****94%** **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 Bambowal? ■ Bambowal · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.4%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1045** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****847** **851 Working population ****22.3%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.7% for women. 41% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 134 (56%) · **■** Marginal 44 (18%) 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 - Khanpur1,110 people - Nangal Khanauran1,105 people - Sathwan1,098 people - Naurangpur1,092 people - Hiyatpur1,072 people - Jugial1,068 people - Taggar Kalan1,065 people - Dhar1,052 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bambowal?144214 - How far is Bambowal from Hoshiarpur?69 km by road - What is the population of Bambowal?1,080 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bambowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bambowal?90.4% (Census 2011)