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

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/shekhewal/

Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Shekhewal

Shekhewal is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144702**. The 2011 Census counted **303 people in 61 households**, the 151st largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 303people (2011)
- 61households
- 78.6%literacy
- 144702PIN code

## Shekhewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Shekhewal is 144702.** Shekhewal falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144702
- Gram panchayatShekhewal
- Community development blockShahkot
- Census village code029807

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

## How far is Shekhewal 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 Shekhewal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhewal; 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
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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)10 h summer · 15 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 Shekhewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 93% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Shekhewal

Of every 100 households in Shekhewal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Shekhewal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**26%

Tap water ****57%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**56%

Use banking services ****74%**

**71%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Shekhewal?

■ Shekhewal · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****692**

**862

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 69.7% for women. 54% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 69 (62%) · **■** Marginal 14 (13%)

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

- Taharpur309 people
- Sangatpur308 people
- Kotli Kamboan306 people
- Fakhruwal304 people
- Chak Yusafpur Allewal297 people
- Sajanwal285 people
- Makhi284 people
- Janian272 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Shekhewal?144702
- How far is Shekhewal from Jalandhar?44 km by road
- What is the population of Shekhewal?303 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shekhewal in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Shekhewal?78.6% (Census 2011)