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

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Dewal

Dewal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **296 people in 65 households**, the 264th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 296people (2011)
- 65households
- 84.4%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Dewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewal is 144214.** Dewal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatDewal
- Community development blockHazipur
- Census village code031245

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

## How far is Dewal from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)78 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 Dewal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Badhan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sariana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Dewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Dewal

Of every 100 households in Dewal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dewal · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**56%

Tap water ****97%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%**

**44%

Use banking services ****77%**

**84%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**5%

None of these assets ****0%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dewal?

■ Dewal · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****500**

**851

Working population ****28.0%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 84.8% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 55 (66%) · **■** Other work 28 (34%)

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

- Adampur Mahotian305 people
- Sukhchainpur299 people
- Kaulpur Kalan298 people
- Jhigla Pind297 people
- Ghalian292 people
- Narnaul292 people
- Chhanian Kalan290 people
- Dad285 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewal?144214
- How far is Dewal from Hoshiarpur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Dewal?296 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dewal?84.4% (Census 2011)