# Bulewal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/bulewal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Bulewal Bulewal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144521**. The 2011 Census counted **999 people in 197 households**, the 57th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 999people (2011) - 197households - 77.4%literacy - 144521PIN code ## Bulewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bulewal is 144521.** Bulewal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144521 - Gram panchayatBalewal - Community development blockBalachaur - Census village code032411 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bulewal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)23 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)5 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 Bulewal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Bulewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balachaur - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 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 Bulewal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 203 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 Bulewal Of every 100 households in Bulewal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bulewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****46%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **49% Tap water ****52%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **60% Use banking services ****50%** **75% Television ****87%** **78% Mobile phone ****88%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Bulewal? ■ Bulewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****754** **861 Working population ****37.4%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 72.4% for women. 55% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 137 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 149 (40%) · **■** Marginal 68 (18%) 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 - Karawar1,102 people - Paniali1,059 people - Alowal1,038 people - Majari1,014 people - Chhadauri982 people - Begampur980 people - Bhanun974 people - Hyatpur Rurki962 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 Bulewal?144521 - How far is Bulewal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?23 km by road - What is the population of Bulewal?999 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bulewal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bulewal?77.4% (Census 2011)