# Alawalpur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Alawalpur

Alawalpur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **764 people in 157 households**, the 164th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 764people (2011)
- 157households
- 90.6%literacy
- 146108PIN code

## Alawalpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alawalpur is 146108.** Alawalpur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146108
- Gram panchayatAlawalpur
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031791

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

## How far is Alawalpur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 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 Alawalpur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Alawalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makhsuspur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chona
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Alawalpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 58% of the 132 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Alawalpur

Of every 100 households in Alawalpur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Alawalpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**38%

Tap water ****25%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**82%

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

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**52%

Use banking services ****96%**

**84%

Television ****91%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****67%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Alawalpur?

■ Alawalpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049**

**890

Working population ****36.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.8% for men and 85.0% for women. 54% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (54%) · **■** Marginal 76 (27%)

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

- Fatehpur797 people
- Sakanderpur794 people
- Soni788 people
- Mukho Mazara765 people
- Balaspur755 people
- Chanthu Brahmanan751 people
- Chak Mallan750 people
- Ganeshpur748 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alawalpur?146108
- How far is Alawalpur from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Alawalpur?764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alawalpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Alawalpur?90.6% (Census 2011)