# Bagowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bagowal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bagowal Bagowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **1,719 people in 355 households**, the 21st largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,719people (2011) - 355households - 76.6%literacy - 144522PIN code ## Bagowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bagowal is 144522.** Bagowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144522 - Gram panchayatBagowal - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bagowal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)37 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)16 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 Bagowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bagowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kathgarh - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balachaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Bagowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include gate grills, beds, locks, datian khurpa kahian and darian. About 24% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Bagowal Of every 100 households in Bagowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bagowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****42%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **49% Tap water ****50%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **60% Use banking services ****66%** **75% Television ****70%** **78% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****48%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bagowal? ■ Bagowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883** **861 Working population ****49.9%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 60.8% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 144 (17%) · **■** Household industry 140 (16%) · **■** Other work 245 (29%) · **■** Marginal 200 (23%) 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 - Mehandpur1,816 people - Rakran Dhahan1,792 people - Mangupur1,735 people - Pojewal1,732 people - Jainpur1,694 people - Bachhauri1,690 people - Ghamour1,562 people - Kangna1,552 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 Bagowal?144522 - How far is Bagowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?37 km by road - What is the population of Bagowal?1,719 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bagowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bagowal?76.6% (Census 2011)