# Bachhowal Village, Phillaur, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/bachhowal/ Village · Phillaur, Jalandhar # Bachhowal Bachhowal is a village in Phillaur sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144410**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 166 households**, the 148th largest of 225 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 752people (2011) - 166households - 80.6%literacy - 144410PIN code ## Bachhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bachhowal is 144410.** Bachhowal falls in Phillaur sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144410 - Gram panchayatBachhowal - Community development blockPhillaur - Census village code030149 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bachhowal from nearby towns? - Phillaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)42 km by road - Phillaur (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 Bachhowal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tehang - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Phillaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Phagwara - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 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 Bachhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include electricity meter. About 77% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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 Bachhowal Of every 100 households in Bachhowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Bachhowal · ■ Phillaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****77%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **22% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **42% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **54% Use banking services ****56%** **78% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****84%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****59%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **12% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****81%** **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 Bachhowal? ■ Bachhowal · ■ Phillaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **957 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077** **882 Working population ****29.3%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 75.6% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 47 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 168 (76%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 Phillaur - Buraj Hassan764 people - Bir Bansian762 people - Sultanpur761 people - Takhar757 people - Rajgomal752 people - Palnau751 people - Ajtani746 people - Gursian Nihal733 people [All 236 villages in Phillaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/phillaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bachhowal?144410 - How far is Bachhowal from Jalandhar?42 km by road - What is the population of Bachhowal?752 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bachhowal in?Jalandhar district (Phillaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bachhowal?80.6% (Census 2011)