# Udhowal Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar 

# Udhowal

Udhowal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144518**. The 2011 Census counted **858 people in 178 households**, the 172nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%.

- 858people (2011)
- 178households
- 78.9%literacy
- 144518PIN code

## Udhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Udhowal is 144518.** Udhowal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144518
- Gram panchayatUdhowal
- Community development blockNawanshahr
- Census village code032283

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Udhowal from nearby towns?

- Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Rahon (nearest town)5 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 Udhowal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Udhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rahon
- ○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
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 13 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 Udhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. Products made here include atta. About 96% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 245 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 Udhowal

Of every 100 households in Udhowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Udhowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**24%

Tap water ****14%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**90%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**49%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**46%

Use banking services ****84%**

**85%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****46%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**11%

None of these assets ****3%**

**2%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Udhowal?

■ Udhowal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**80.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****791**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****577**

**896

Working population ****33.9%**

**32.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (4%) · **■** Household industry 16 (5%) · **■** Other work 202 (69%) · **■** Marginal 8 (3%)

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

- Sodhian870 people
- Chak Mander859 people
- Taharpur859 people
- Sotran858 people
- Jhander Kalan846 people
- Bahlur Kalan844 people
- Chhokran844 people
- Gujjarpur Kalan840 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 Udhowal?144518
- How far is Udhowal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Udhowal?858 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Udhowal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Udhowal?78.9% (Census 2011)