# Nihaluwal Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/nihaluwal/ Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar # Nihaluwal Nihaluwal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144701**. The 2011 Census counted **1,433 people in 279 households**, the 25th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 1,433people (2011) - 279households - 77.7%literacy - 144701PIN code ## Nihaluwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Nihaluwal is 144701.** Nihaluwal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144701 - Gram panchayatNihaluwal - Community development blockLohian Khas - Census village code029798 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nihaluwal from nearby towns? - Shahkot (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)45 km by road - Shahkot (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 Nihaluwal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Nihaluwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Nakodar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nakodar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Nihaluwal known for? The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 91% of the 217 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Nihaluwal Of every 100 households in Nihaluwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Nihaluwal · ■ Shahkot rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****67%** **73% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **26% Tap water ****43%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **56% Use banking services ****71%** **71% Television ****77%** **83% Mobile phone ****75%** **81% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****9%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Nihaluwal? ■ Nihaluwal · ■ Shahkot rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **952 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****593** **862 Working population ****37.1%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 73.5% for women. 56% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (41%) · **■** Household industry 37 (7%) · **■** Other work 63 (12%) · **■** Marginal 11 (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 - Sindhar1,486 people - Kakar Kalan1,456 people - Talwandi Sanghra1,455 people - Saidpur Jhiri1,438 people - Baupur1,407 people - Laksian1,357 people - Kohar Kalan1,354 people - Yusafpur Darewal1,349 people [All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nihaluwal?144701 - How far is Nihaluwal from Jalandhar?45 km by road - What is the population of Nihaluwal?1,433 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nihaluwal in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nihaluwal?77.7% (Census 2011)