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

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Mala

Mala is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 88 households**, the 125th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 472people (2011)
- 88households
- 71.0%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Mala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mala is 144629.** Mala falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatMala
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029795

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

## How far is Mala from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Lohian Khass (nearest town)11 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 Mala?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nawapind Donawal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lohian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Mala known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. Products made here include trolly. About 93% of the 322 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Mala

Of every 100 households in Mala in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Mala · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**26%

Tap water ****1%**

**33%

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

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**56%

Use banking services ****68%**

**71%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**12%

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

**4%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Mala?

■ Mala · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**862

Working population ****33.3%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 64.8% for women. 58% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (31%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (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 Shahkot

- Hazipur498 people
- Sahlapur492 people
- Badshahpur490 people
- Bara Jagir486 people
- Mehmadpur464 people
- Aidalpur457 people
- Khanpur Rajputan448 people
- Jaffarpur443 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mala?144629
- How far is Mala from Jalandhar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Mala?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mala in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mala?71.0% (Census 2011)