# Gowara Village, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/gowara/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Gowara Gowara is a village in Malerkotla sub-district of Sangrur district, Punjab, PIN code **148022**. The 2011 Census counted **2,818 people in 574 households**, the 19th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 2,818people (2011) - 574households - 74.0%literacy - 148022PIN code ## Gowara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gowara is 148022.** Gowara falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148022 - Gram panchayatGowara 0121 - Community development blockMalerkotla-I - Census village code039508 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gowara from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)38 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)10 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 Gowara? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Gowara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bararwal - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)13 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 Gowara known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 99% of the 822 hectares of village land is sown, and 815 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 Gowara Of every 100 households in Gowara in 2011, 99 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Gowara · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****82%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****18%** **12% Tap water ****25%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****82%** **63% Television ****76%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **68% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **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 Gowara? ■ Gowara · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****748** **844 Working population ****36.1%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 69.0% for women. 55% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 297 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 474 (47%) · **■** Marginal 199 (20%) 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 - Maholi Kalan2,933 people - Jitwal Kalan2,893 people - Rohira2,874 people - Kalian2,838 people - Ahmadpur2,812 people - Bhurthla Mander2,741 people - Akbarpura2,728 people - Jhuner2,714 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gowara?148022 - How far is Gowara from Sangrur?38 km by road - What is the population of Gowara?2,818 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gowara in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gowara?74.0% (Census 2011)