# Diwali Village, Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalandhar - I, Jalandhar 

# Diwali

Diwali is a village in Jalandhar - I sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144020**. The 2011 Census counted **1,244 people in 257 households**, the 57th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 1,244people (2011)
- 257households
- 80.3%literacy
- 144020PIN code

## Diwali PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Diwali is 144020.** Diwali falls in Jalandhar - I sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144020
- Gram panchayatDawali
- Community development blockJalandhar
- Census village code030364

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

## How far is Diwali from nearby towns?

- Jalandhar - I (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jalandhar (nearest town)8 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 Diwali?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Diwali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamsher
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 15 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 Diwali known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 89% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 273 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 Diwali

Of every 100 households in Diwali in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Diwali · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****74%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**24%

Tap water ****19%**

**43%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**86%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%**

**38%

Use banking services ****94%**

**80%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**52%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**12%

None of these assets ****1%**

**2%

Own their home ****97%**

**91%

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 Diwali?

■ Diwali · ■ Jalandhar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**893

Working population ****45.5%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 76.6% for women. 64% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 148 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (9%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 196 (35%) · **■** Marginal 166 (29%)

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 Jalandhar - I

- Ucha1,305 people
- Sherpur1,273 people
- Bhojowal1,266 people
- Kupur1,260 people
- Isharwal1,227 people
- Hazara1,204 people
- Chukhiara1,176 people
- Mander (4701,139 people

[All 138 villages in Jalandhar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Diwali?144020
- How far is Diwali from Jalandhar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Diwali?1,244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Diwali in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - I sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Diwali?80.3% (Census 2011)