Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Begowal Begowal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144522. The 2011 Census counted 760 people in 141 households, the 188th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 760 people (2011) - 141 households - 80.0% literacy - 144522 PIN code ## Begowal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Begowal is 144522. Begowal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144522 - Gram panchayat Begowal - Community development block Aur - Census village code 032223 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Begowal from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 18 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town) 18 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Begowal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Begowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Aur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 11 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Begowal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 75% of the 367 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Begowal Of every 100 households in Begowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 76 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Begowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 97% - Toilet within the home 41% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 7% 24% - Tap water 6% 34% - Drinking water within premises 95% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 64% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 35% 46% - Use banking services 100% 85% - Television 95% 87% - Mobile phone 90% 75% - Computer with internet 1% 4% - Two-wheeler 76% 51% - Car / jeep / van 9% 11% - None of these assets 1% 2% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Begowal? ■ Begowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 80.0% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 990 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 842 896 - Working population 28.0% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 73.3% for women. 47% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 160 (75%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (2%) · ■ Household industry 4 (2%) · ■ Other work 29 (14%) · ■ Marginal 15 (7%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Ladian 793 people - Muna 776 people - Muzaffarpur 775 people - Bika 771 people - Kazampur 729 people - Mazara Kalan 728 people - Majhoor 724 people - Mallo Mazara 714 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Begowal? 144522 - How far is Begowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 18 km by road - What is the population of Begowal? 760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Begowal in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Begowal? 80.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/begowal/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.