# Kharkuwal Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/kharkuwal/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Kharkuwal Kharkuwal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144518**. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 135 households**, the 198th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 663people (2011) - 135households - 75.5%literacy - 144518PIN code ## Kharkuwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kharkuwal is 144518.** Kharkuwal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144518 - Gram panchayatKharkuwal - Community development blockAur - Census village code032257 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kharkuwal from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)17 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)17 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 Kharkuwal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kharkuwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn 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 - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Aur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Aur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Kharkuwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Kharkuwal Of every 100 households in Kharkuwal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Kharkuwal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****10%** **24% Tap water ****0%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****95%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **46% Use banking services ****96%** **85% Television ****89%** **87% Mobile phone ****83%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****63%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kharkuwal? ■ Kharkuwal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **896 Working population ****32.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.7% for men and 71.0% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 61 (29%) · **■** Other work 51 (24%) · **■** Marginal 102 (48%) 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 - Balon704 people - Rampur703 people - Tajpur696 people - Shahpur684 people - Burj Kandhari654 people - Atari628 people - Nagra626 people - Kanaun624 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 Kharkuwal?144518 - How far is Kharkuwal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?17 km by road - What is the population of Kharkuwal?663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kharkuwal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kharkuwal?75.5% (Census 2011)