# Mahiwala Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/mahiwala/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Mahiwala Mahiwala is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 71 households**, the 120th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 364people (2011) - 71households - 73.2%literacy - 140507PIN code ## Mahiwala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahiwala is 140507.** Mahiwala falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140507 - Gram panchayatMahiwala - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039328 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahiwala from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)19 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)3 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 Mahiwala? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Mahiwala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Dera Bassi - ○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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Mahiwala known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 84% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Mahiwala Of every 100 households in Mahiwala in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Mahiwala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **97% Toilet within the home ****11%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **42% Tap water ****98%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%** **59% Use banking services ****39%** **60% Television ****58%** **80% Mobile phone ****56%** **72% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****28%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****84%** **89% 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 Mahiwala? ■ Mahiwala · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****776** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852** **801 Working population ****44.2%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 66.2% for women. 65% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 17 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 127 (79%) · **■** Marginal 15 (9%) 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 Dera Bassi - Kasauli470 people - Dangdehra455 people - Kheri409 people - Ambchhapa381 people - Bakkarpur340 people - Morthikari318 people - Bahadurgarh305 people - Issapur jangi279 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahiwala?140507 - How far is Mahiwala from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?19 km by road - What is the population of Mahiwala?364 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahiwala in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mahiwala?73.2% (Census 2011)