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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Maharajwala

Maharajwala is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144003**. The 2011 Census counted **855 people in 157 households**, the 65th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 855people (2011)
- 157households
- 73.3%literacy
- 144003PIN code

## Maharajwala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maharajwala is 144003.** Maharajwala falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144003
- Gram panchayatMaharajwala
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029698

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

## How far is Maharajwala from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)70 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)9 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 Maharajwala?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Lohian Khass
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Maharajwala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 95% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 490 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 Maharajwala

Of every 100 households in Maharajwala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 80 a two-wheeler and 28 a car.

■ Maharajwala · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****7%**

**26%

Tap water ****50%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**56%

Use banking services ****83%**

**71%

Television ****96%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****80%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****28%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Maharajwala?

■ Maharajwala · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976**

**862

Working population ****39.1%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 67.6% for women. 62% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 207 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (12%) · **■** Other work 79 (24%) · **■** Marginal 8 (2%)

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

- Raunt885 people
- Ida864 people
- Muridwal864 people
- Turna860 people
- Reru832 people
- Mahmonwal820 people
- Mehmuwal Yusafpur819 people
- Balnau817 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maharajwala?144003
- How far is Maharajwala from Jalandhar?70 km by road
- What is the population of Maharajwala?855 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maharajwala in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Maharajwala?73.3% (Census 2011)