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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Alipur

Alipur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **899 people in 168 households**, the 143rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 899people (2011)
- 168households
- 81.1%literacy
- 144532PIN code

## Alipur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Alipur is 144532.** Alipur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144532
- Gram panchayatAlipur
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031982

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

## How far is Alipur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)49 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)7 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 Alipur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Alipur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells
- 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 Alipur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 173 hectares of village land is sown, and 155 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 Alipur

Of every 100 households in Alipur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Alipur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**38%

Tap water ****56%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****80%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**52%

Use banking services ****78%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****56%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Alipur?

■ Alipur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****705**

**890

Working population ****32.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 74.3% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 117 (41%) · **■** Marginal 47 (16%)

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

- Pandori Ladha Singh938 people
- Mehtabpur917 people
- Sadhowal907 people
- Barapur901 people
- Thana899 people
- Nangal894 people
- Pensra885 people
- Kalewal884 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Alipur?144532
- How far is Alipur from Hoshiarpur?49 km by road
- What is the population of Alipur?899 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Alipur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Alipur?81.1% (Census 2011)