# Handwal Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/handwal/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Handwal Handwal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144224**. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 216 households**, the 68th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,125people (2011) - 216households - 83.7%literacy - 144224PIN code ## Handwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Handwal is 144224.** Handwal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144224 - Gram panchayatHandwal - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031271 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Handwal from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)70 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)10 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 Handwal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Handwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ 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 · 18 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 Handwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Handwal Of every 100 households in Handwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Handwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****26%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **56% Tap water ****20%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****77%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **44% Use banking services ****94%** **84% Television ****74%** **83% Mobile phone ****80%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****40%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****5%** **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 Handwal? ■ Handwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****723** **851 Working population ****21.9%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 78.9% for women. 38% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (19%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (24%) · **■** Marginal 51 (21%) 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 - Kothi1,174 people - Beh Lakhan1,173 people - Behbal Manj1,130 people - Manjpur1,127 people - Mehndipur1,120 people - Singo Katrala1,120 people - Khanpur1,110 people - Nangal Khanauran1,105 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Handwal?144224 - How far is Handwal from Hoshiarpur?70 km by road - What is the population of Handwal?1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Handwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Handwal?83.7% (Census 2011)