Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Nilowal Nilowal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144517. The 2011 Census counted 610 people in 120 households, the 204th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 610 people (2011) - 120 households - 81.4% literacy - 144517 PIN code ## Nilowal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nilowal is 144517. Nilowal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144517 - Gram panchayat Nilowal - Community development block Nawanshahr - Census village code 032297 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nilowal from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 15 km by road - Rahon (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nilowal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Nilowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bahlur Kalan - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nilowal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 89% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nilowal Of every 100 households in Nilowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 12 a car. ■ Nilowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 67% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 31% 24% - Tap water 17% 34% - Drinking water within premises 91% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 36% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 63% 46% - Use banking services 22% 85% - Television 90% 87% - Mobile phone 66% 75% - Computer with internet 1% 4% - Two-wheeler 57% 51% - Car / jeep / van 12% 11% - None of these assets 2% 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 Nilowal? ■ Nilowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.4% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 918 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1033 896 - Working population 42.1% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.1% for women. 70% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 53 (21%) · ■ Farm labourers 6 (2%) · ■ Household industry 16 (6%) · ■ Other work 141 (55%) · ■ Marginal 41 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Atari 628 people - Nagra 626 people - Kanaun 624 people - Mahrampur 622 people - Khurd 606 people - Janian 604 people - Chakli Shujat 602 people - Mander 602 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Other places named Nilowal - Nilowal · Village, Sunam, Sangrur · 3,160 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nilowal? 144517 - How far is Nilowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 15 km by road - What is the population of Nilowal? 610 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nilowal in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nilowal? 81.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/nilowal/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.