# Alowal Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/alowal/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Alowal Alowal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144515**. The 2011 Census counted **217 people in 43 households**, the 252nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 217people (2011) - 43households - 72.9%literacy - 144515PIN code ## Alowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alowal is 144515.** Alowal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144515 - Gram panchayatAlowal - Community development blockNawanshahr - Census village code032337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alowal from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)20 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)19 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 Alowal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Alowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahoan - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 20 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 Alowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 95% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Alowal Of every 100 households in Alowal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Alowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****40%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****60%** **24% Tap water ****14%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **46% Use banking services ****46%** **85% Television ****56%** **87% Mobile phone ****35%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **4% Two-wheeler ****28%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **11% None of these assets ****5%** **2% Own their home ****100%** **94% 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 Alowal? ■ Alowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **896 Working population ****43.8%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.8% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 9 (9%) · **■** Other work 5 (5%) · **■** Marginal 81 (85%) 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 Nawanshahr - Ramgarh292 people - Lalpur279 people - Dilawarpur263 people - Sultanpur229 people - Gujjarpur Khurd204 people - Mirzapur201 people - Mai Ditta199 people - Talwandi Shibu192 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alowal?144515 - How far is Alowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?20 km by road - What is the population of Alowal?217 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alowal?72.9% (Census 2011)