# Alamwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/alamwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Alamwal Alamwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 13 households**, the 287th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 59people (2011) - 13households - 98.1%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Alamwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alamwal is 144214.** Alamwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatJhanjowal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031847 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alamwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)14 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 Alamwal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Alamwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jhanjowal - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maili - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Alamwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Alamwal Of every 100 households in Alamwal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 85 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Alamwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****62%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****92%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **52% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****38%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****85%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Alamwal? ■ Alamwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****844** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **890 Working population ****47.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 100.0% for men and 96.0% for women. 78% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 22 (79%) · **■** Other work 4 (14%) · **■** Marginal 2 (7%) 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 - Chak Gujjran132 people - Phagon123 people - Benewal110 people - Mularwal61 people - Bikapur55 people - Rakhial48 people - Chak Soni38 people - Abhowal28 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alamwal?144214 - How far is Alamwal from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Alamwal?59 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alamwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Alamwal?98.1% (Census 2011)