# Mahala, Malerkotla, Sangrur (Punjab) – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/mahala/ Village · Malerkotla, Sangrur # Mahala Mahala is a village in [Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/) sub-district of [Sangrur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/) district, [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/), PIN code **148022**. The 2011 Census counted **679 people in 140 households**, the 138th largest of 180 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%. - 679people (2011) - 140households - 67.7%literacy - 148022PIN code ## Mahala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahala is 148022.** Mahala falls in Malerkotla sub-district, Sangrur district, Punjab. - PIN code148022 - Gram panchayatMahala 0133 - Community development blockMalerkotla-I - Census village code039520 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahala from nearby towns? - Malerkotla (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Sangrur (district HQ)38 km by road - Malerkotla (nearest town)23 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 Mahala? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Mahala; 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 - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bagrian - ○Degree college10+ km · Bararwal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maler Kotla - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Mahala known for? The main crops are **wheat and maize**. Products made here include atta and gur. About 89% of the 181 hectares of village land is sown, and 161 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 Mahala Of every 100 households in Mahala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Mahala · ■ Malerkotla rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****91%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****8%** **12% Tap water ****2%** **28% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **60% Use banking services ****46%** **63% Television ****84%** **78% Mobile phone ****72%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **52% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mahala? ■ Mahala · ■ Malerkotla rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **73.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **894 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **844 Working population ****37.6%** **34.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.6% for men and 61.9% for women. 55% of men and 17% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (45%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 51 (20%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) 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 - Bir Amamgarh714 people - Bulapur706 people - Kelon704 people - Faizgarh703 people - Burj Baghel Singhwala668 people - Giga Majra666 people - Mahamad Nager662 people - Jalalgarh646 people [All 183 villages in Malerkotla](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sangrur/malerkotla/villages/) ## Other places named Mahala - Mahala · Village, Beldanga - I, Murshidabad · 11,793 people - Mahala · Village, Doda, Doda · 1,636 people - Mahala · Village, Mehdawal, Sant Kabir Nagar · 1,146 people - Mahala · Village, Shohratgarh, Siddharthnagar · 1,091 people - Mahala · Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur · 992 people - Mahala · Village, Shohratgarh, Siddharthnagar · 915 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahala?148022 - How far is Mahala from Sangrur?38 km by road - What is the population of Mahala?679 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahala in?Sangrur district (Malerkotla sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mahala?67.7% (Census 2011)