# Hoshiar Nagar Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/hoshiar-nagar/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Hoshiar Nagar Hoshiar Nagar is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143107**. The 2011 Census counted **1,820 people in 305 households**, the 46th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 1,820people (2011) - 305households - 60.6%literacy - 143107PIN code ## Hoshiar Nagar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Hoshiar Nagar is 143107.** Hoshiar Nagar falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143107 - Gram panchayatHoshiar Nagar - Community development blockAttari - Census village code037640 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Hoshiar Nagar from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)22 km by road - Amritsar (nearest town)18 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 Hoshiar Nagar? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Hoshiar Nagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●PolytechnicIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Hoshiar Nagar known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 84% of the 655 hectares of village land is sown, and 547 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 Hoshiar Nagar Of every 100 households in Hoshiar Nagar in 2011, 83 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Hoshiar Nagar · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **93% Toilet within the home ****50%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **40% Tap water ****9%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **59% Use banking services ****40%** **42% Television ****70%** **82% Mobile phone ****68%** **64% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **7% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 Hoshiar Nagar? ■ Hoshiar Nagar · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **824 Working population ****29.8%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 52% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 158 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (17%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (49%) · **■** Marginal 25 (5%) 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 Amritsar- II - Dhanoia Kalan1,932 people - Neshta1,864 people - Gaunsabad1,848 people - Mahanian Koharan1,826 people - Iban Khurd1,806 people - Daoke1,765 people - Kotli Nasir Khan1,756 people - Kamboh1,751 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Hoshiar Nagar?143107 - How far is Hoshiar Nagar from Amritsar?22 km by road - What is the population of Hoshiar Nagar?1,820 (Census 2011) - Which district is Hoshiar Nagar in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Hoshiar Nagar?60.6% (Census 2011)