# Indowal Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Indowal

Indowal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,021 people in 207 households**, the 48th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,021people (2011)
- 207households
- 78.4%literacy
- 144701PIN code

## Indowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Indowal is 144701.** Indowal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144701
- Gram panchayatIndowal
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029811

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

## How far is Indowal from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)44 km by road
- Shahkot (nearest town)2 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 Indowal?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Indowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shahkot
- ○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 libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Indowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 88% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Indowal

Of every 100 households in Indowal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Indowal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**26%

Tap water ****60%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**56%

Use banking services ****44%**

**71%

Television ****72%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****8%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**12%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Indowal?

■ Indowal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945**

**862

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.0% for men and 71.5% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (55%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%)

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 Shahkot

- Sabuwal1,089 people
- Samailpur1,065 people
- Chak Bahmanian1,029 people
- Rupewali1,027 people
- Bagga1,005 people
- Mulewal Araian1,002 people
- Manakpur996 people
- Gatta Mundi Kasu992 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Indowal?144701
- How far is Indowal from Jalandhar?44 km by road
- What is the population of Indowal?1,021 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Indowal in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Indowal?78.4% (Census 2011)