# Torowal Village, Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/torowal/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Torowal Torowal is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144524**. The 2011 Census counted **1,936 people in 459 households**, the 14th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,936people (2011) - 459households - 76.0%literacy - 144524PIN code ## Torowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Torowal is 144524.** Torowal falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144524 - Gram panchayatTorowal, Patti Rauri - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032523 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Torowal from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)26 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)15 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 Torowal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Torowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pojewal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pojewal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garh Shankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 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 - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Torowal known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and makki**. About 28% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Torowal Of every 100 households in Torowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Torowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****39%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **49% Tap water ****100%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **60% Use banking services ****95%** **75% Television ****60%** **78% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **8% None of these assets ****12%** **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 Torowal? ■ Torowal · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070** **861 Working population ****26.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 32 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 298 (59%) · **■** Marginal 174 (34%) 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 - Mahitpur2,266 people - Garhi Kanungoan2,197 people - Chandiani Khurd2,180 people - Bana1,980 people - Sahiba1,862 people - Asron1,832 people - Mehandpur1,816 people - Rakran Dhahan1,792 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 Torowal?144524 - How far is Torowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?26 km by road - What is the population of Torowal?1,936 (Census 2011) - Which district is Torowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Torowal?76.0% (Census 2011)