# Balewal Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/balewal/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Balewal Balewal is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148023**. The 2011 Census counted **1,383 people in 256 households**, the 75th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,383people (2011) - 256households - 78.1%literacy - 148023PIN code ## Balewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Balewal is 148023.** Balewal falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148023 - Gram panchayatBalewal 0078 - Community development blockMalerkotla-Ii - Census village code039465 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Balewal from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)47 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)7 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 Balewal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Balewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhogiwal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Balewal known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta, atta and gur. About 91% of the 293 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Balewal Of every 100 households in Balewal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Balewal · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****88%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **12% Tap water ****35%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **60% Use banking services ****84%** **63% Television ****81%** **78% Mobile phone ****68%** **68% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **12% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Balewal? ■ Balewal · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****760** **844 Working population ****30.4%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 73.1% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 196 (47%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%) 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 Malerkotla - Shergarh1,405 people - Takhar1,401 people - Mithewal1,391 people - Nathu Majra1,390 people - Rampur Chhana1,382 people - Khanpur1,374 people - Abdullapur1,352 people - Ranwan1,333 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Balewal?148023 - How far is Balewal from Sangrur?47 km by road - What is the population of Balewal?1,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Balewal in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Balewal?78.1% (Census 2011)