# Malewal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/malewal-032528/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Malewal Malewal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **3,019 people in 658 households**, the 4th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 3,019people (2011) - 658households - 72.5%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Malewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Malewal is 144524.** Malewal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatMalewal - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032528 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Malewal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)20 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 Malewal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Malewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pojewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Malewal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 40% of the 1,694 hectares of village land is sown, and 671 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 Malewal Of every 100 households in Malewal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Malewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **49% Tap water ****98%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **60% Use banking services ****74%** **75% Television ****63%** **78% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****33%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **8% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Malewal? ■ Malewal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****751** **861 Working population ****34.7%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 59.9% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 402 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (3%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 408 (39%) · **■** Marginal 200 (19%) 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 - Rattewal6,287 people - Saroa3,712 people - Taunsa3,144 people - Thopia2,526 people - Takarla2,430 people - Kathgarh2,372 people - Chandpur Rurki2,361 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 Malewal?144524 - How far is Malewal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Malewal?3,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Malewal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Malewal?72.5% (Census 2011)