# Alowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/alowal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Alowal Alowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144525**. The 2011 Census counted **1,038 people in 201 households**, the 55th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,038people (2011) - 201households - 80.8%literacy - 144525PIN code ## Alowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alowal is 144525.** Alowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144525 - Gram panchayatAlowal - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032512 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alowal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)13 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)13 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 Alowal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Alowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saroa - ○Degree college10+ km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ 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, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Alowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, wheat and sugarcane**. About 89% of the 232 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 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 Alowal Of every 100 households in Alowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Alowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****46%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****22%** **49% Tap water ****92%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **60% Use banking services ****80%** **75% Television ****92%** **78% Mobile phone ****86%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****46%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Alowal? ■ Alowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****701** **861 Working population ****23.3%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 73.5% for women. 45% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 11 (5%) · **■** Other work 67 (28%) · **■** Marginal 143 (59%) 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 Balachaur - Sajawalpur1,128 people - Nawanpind Taprian1,117 people - Karawar1,102 people - Paniali1,059 people - Majari1,014 people - Bulewal999 people - Chhadauri982 people - Begampur980 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alowal?144525 - How far is Alowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?13 km by road - What is the population of Alowal?1,038 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alowal?80.8% (Census 2011)