Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Farwali Farwali is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code 148020. The 2011 Census counted 1,625 people in 316 households, the 50th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 1,625 people (2011) - 316 households - 72.5% literacy - 148020 PIN code ## Farwali PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Farwali is 148020. Farwali falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code 148020 - Gram panchayat Farwali 0041 - Community development block Malerkotla-Ii - Census village code 039428 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Farwali from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ) 50 km by road - Ahmedgarh (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Farwali? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Farwali; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Sandour - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Maler Kotla - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Maler Kotla - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Farwali known for? The main crops are wheat, maize and sugarcane. Products made here include atta and gur. About 87% of the 324 hectares of village land is sown, and 281 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Farwali Of every 100 households in Farwali in 2011, 99 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Farwali · ■ Malerkotla rural average - Electricity for lighting 99% 97% - Toilet within the home 93% 86% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 12% - Tap water 37% 28% - Drinking water within premises 86% 84% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 33% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 60% 60% - Use banking services 65% 63% - Television 84% 78% - Mobile phone 70% 68% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 45% 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). ## What is the population of Farwali? ■ Farwali · ■ Malerkotla rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 72.5% 73.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 912 894 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 870 844 - Working population 30.8% 34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.5% for men and 69.1% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 158 (32%) · ■ Farm labourers 65 (13%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 270 (54%) · ■ Marginal 5 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Malerkotla - Matoi 1,693 people - Langrian 1,663 people - Dugri 1,660 people - Hathoa 1,660 people - Iltfatpura 1,623 people - Shahadatpur 1,620 people - Adampal 1,610 people - Amir Nagar 1,585 people All 183 villages in Malerkotla ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Farwali? 148020 - How far is Farwali from Sangrur? 50 km by road - What is the population of Farwali? 1,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Farwali in? Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Farwali? 72.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/farwali/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.