# Biggowal Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/biggowal/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Biggowal Biggowal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144306**. The 2011 Census counted **740 people in 151 households**, the 135th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 740people (2011) - 151households - 86.5%literacy - 144306PIN code ## Biggowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Biggowal is 144306.** Biggowal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144306 - Gram panchayatBiggowal - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031238 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Biggowal from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)82 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)7 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 Biggowal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Biggowal; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Budha Bar - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Biggowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Biggowal Of every 100 households in Biggowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Biggowal · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****48%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **56% Tap water ****21%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****28%** **44% Use banking services ****85%** **84% Television ****92%** **83% Mobile phone ****69%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****55%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Biggowal? ■ Biggowal · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918** **851 Working population ****39.7%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 83.1% for women. 48% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (17%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (41%) · **■** Marginal 90 (31%) 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 - Tanda Churian751 people - Bhol Badmanian750 people - Trangalian747 people - Mahi-Ul-Dinpur Gazi741 people - Manj Kala740 people - Kathigarh725 people - Serakwal724 people - Chhant721 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Biggowal?144306 - How far is Biggowal from Hoshiarpur?82 km by road - What is the population of Biggowal?740 (Census 2011) - Which district is Biggowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Biggowal?86.5% (Census 2011)