# Makowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab)

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Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Makowal

Makowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144522**. The 2011 Census counted **428 people in 89 households**, the 134th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 428people (2011)
- 89households
- 76.2%literacy
- 144522PIN code

## Makowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Makowal is 144522.** Makowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144522
- Gram panchayatMakowal
- Community development blockBalachaur
- Census village code032380

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Makowal from nearby towns?

- Balachaur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Balachaur (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 Makowal?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Makowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mutton
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rail
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Makowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 18 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Makowal

Of every 100 households in Makowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Makowal · ■ Balachaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**49%

Tap water ****5%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**79%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**60%

Use banking services ****55%**

**75%

Television ****89%**

**78%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**8%

None of these assets ****1%**

**5%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Makowal?

■ Makowal · ■ Balachaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****314**

**861

Working population ****28.7%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.7% for men and 69.4% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 21 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 96 (78%)

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

- Banga435 people
- Ramgarh435 people
- Thanwala435 people
- Taprian Ranewal430 people
- Jagtewal420 people
- Khoja Bet416 people
- Sabhuwal406 people
- Bungri403 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 Makowal?144522
- How far is Makowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Makowal?428 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Makowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Makowal?76.2% (Census 2011)