# Alowal Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/alowal/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Alowal Alowal is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140133**. The 2011 Census counted **884 people in 162 households**, the 43rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 884people (2011) - 162households - 80.0%literacy - 140133PIN code ## Alowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alowal is 140133.** Alowal falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140133 - Gram panchayatAlowal - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038603 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alowal from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)15 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)15 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 Alowal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Alowal; 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Naggal - ○Degree college10+ km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rupnagar - ○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 - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 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 Alowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and oil seed**. Products made here include gur, rice and oil. About 53% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Alowal Of every 100 households in Alowal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Alowal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **98% Toilet within the home ****44%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **35% Tap water ****96%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **65% Use banking services ****94%** **76% Television ****88%** **85% Mobile phone ****86%** **76% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****51%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Alowal? ■ Alowal · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761** **837 Working population ****21.6%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.7% for men and 74.1% for women. 35% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (5%) · **■** Household industry 9 (5%) · **■** Other work 62 (32%) · **■** Marginal 54 (28%) 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 Rup Nagar - Paprala916 people - Bhagwantpur914 people - Ratanpura899 people - Mahlan885 people - Lohgarh Fidey860 people - Bhago Majra849 people - Lohari836 people - Rampur828 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alowal?140133 - How far is Alowal from Rupnagar?15 km by road - What is the population of Alowal?884 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alowal in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alowal?80.0% (Census 2011)