# Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Hoshiarpur, Punjab 

# Garhshankar

Garhshankar is a sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. At the 2011 Census it had **330,711 people**, 2 towns and 297 villages (296 inhabited). The largest village is Saila Khurd (4,688 people).

- 330,711people (2011)
- 297villages
- 2towns
- 82.1%literacy

## Population of Garhshankar compared with Hoshiarpur

■ Garhshankar · ■ Hoshiarpur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**84.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888**

**865

Working population ****32.1%**

**31.5%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Garhshankar

Of every 100 households in Garhshankar in 2011, 98 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Garhshankar · ■ Hoshiarpur district

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**35%

Tap water ****68%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**85%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**61%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**36%

Use banking services ****84%**

**83%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**51%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

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

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**92%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Garhshankar

- Garhshankar16,955 people
- Mahilpur11,360 people

## Largest villages in Garhshankar

- Saila Khurd · 4,688 people
- Binewal · 4,532 people
- Possi · 4,008 people
- Bham · 3,661 people
- Binjon · 3,464 people
- Jandoli · 3,455 people
- Kot Fatuhi · 3,454 people
- Bora · 2,964 people
- Mansowal · 2,954 people
- Moranwali · 2,838 people
- Bhadiar · 2,836 people
- Nadalon · 2,718 people
- Paddi Sura Singh · 2,694 people
- Samundra · 2,681 people
- Panjaur · 2,581 people
- Bachhohi · 2,552 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar →](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Garhshankar?297 (296 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhshankar in?Hoshiarpur district, Punjab
- What is the population of Garhshankar?330,711 (Census 2011)