# Akalgarh Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/akalgarh/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Akalgarh Akalgarh is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **649 people in 146 households**, the 190th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 649people (2011) - 146households - 71.4%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Akalgarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Akalgarh is 144528.** Akalgarh falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatAkalgash - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031963 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Akalgarh from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Garhshankar (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 Akalgarh? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Akalgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Akalgarh known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 94 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Akalgarh Of every 100 households in Akalgarh in 2011, 97 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Akalgarh · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****63%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **38% Tap water ****54%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **52% Use banking services ****82%** **84% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Akalgarh? ■ Akalgarh · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774** **890 Working population ****31.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 67.5% for women. 51% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 26 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (57%) · **■** Marginal 22 (11%) 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 Garhshankar - Suna661 people - Kunail660 people - Dandian658 people - Bhulewal Rathan651 people - Majari636 people - Kaindowal633 people - Nakdipur631 people - Nauneetpur629 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Akalgarh?144528 - How far is Akalgarh from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Akalgarh?649 (Census 2011) - Which district is Akalgarh in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Akalgarh?71.4% (Census 2011)