# Depewal Village, Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala (Punjab)

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Village · Sultanpur Lodhi, Kapurthala 

# Depewal

Depewal is a village in Sultanpur Lodhi sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144626**. The 2011 Census counted **1,248 people in 252 households**, the 19th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 1,248people (2011)
- 252households
- 73.7%literacy
- 144626PIN code

## Depewal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Depewal is 144626.** Depewal falls in Sultanpur Lodhi sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab.

- PIN code144626
- Gram panchayatDepewal
- Community development blockSultanpur Lodhi
- Census village code029513

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

## How far is Depewal from nearby towns?

- Sultanpur Lodhi (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Kapurthala (district HQ)30 km by road
- Sultanpur Lodhi (nearest town)4 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 Depewal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Depewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sultanpur Lodhi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sultanpur Lodhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 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 waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Depewal known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 93% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Depewal

Of every 100 households in Depewal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Depewal · ■ Sultanpur Lodhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**70%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**30%

Tap water ****3%**

**28%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**78%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%**

**47%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%**

**50%

Use banking services ****55%**

**74%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**59%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**14%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Depewal?

■ Depewal · ■ Sultanpur Lodhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**925

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**836

Working population ****32.9%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 70.2% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 78 (19%) · **■** Marginal 204 (50%)

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 Sultanpur Lodhi

- Saidpur1,464 people
- Jeorgepur Urf Merry Pur1,441 people
- Masit1,330 people
- Jabbowal1,265 people
- Hussainpur Dulowal1,238 people
- Sech1,215 people
- Baja1,210 people
- Busowal1,208 people

[All 215 villages in Sultanpur Lodhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/sultanpur-lodhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Depewal?144626
- How far is Depewal from Kapurthala?30 km by road
- What is the population of Depewal?1,248 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Depewal in?Kapurthala district (Sultanpur Lodhi sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Depewal?73.7% (Census 2011)
