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

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Salhowal

Salhowal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 127 households**, the 172nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 620people (2011)
- 127households
- 88.4%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Salhowal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatSalhowal
- Community development blockMukerian
- Census village code031168

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

## How far is Salhowal from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)74 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 Salhowal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Salhowal; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mukerian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Salhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 111 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 Salhowal

Of every 100 households in Salhowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Salhowal · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**56%

Tap water ****32%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****97%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**44%

Use banking services ****82%**

**84%

Television ****79%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****50%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**5%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Salhowal?

■ Salhowal · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.4%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**851

Working population ****37.4%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.7% for men and 83.2% for women. 56% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (3%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (47%) · **■** Marginal 72 (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

- Kharak Balrah625 people
- Noshera Shimli624 people
- Kalas623 people
- Beh Bidhia622 people
- Amirpur610 people
- Latifpur609 people
- Dalowal608 people
- Bariowal606 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Salhowal?144214
- How far is Salhowal from Hoshiarpur?74 km by road
- What is the population of Salhowal?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Salhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Salhowal?88.4% (Census 2011)