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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Bachhohi

Bachhohi is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **2,552 people in 500 households**, the 16th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 2,552people (2011)
- 500households
- 82.6%literacy
- 146102PIN code

## Bachhohi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bachhohi is 146102.** Bachhohi falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146102
- Gram panchayatBachhohi
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031837

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

## How far is Bachhohi from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Mahilpur (nearest town)10 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 Bachhohi?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Bachhohi; 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Bachhohi known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 11% of the 3,312 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Bachhohi

Of every 100 households in Bachhohi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Bachhohi · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**38%

Tap water ****77%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**52%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**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 Bachhohi?

■ Bachhohi · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**890

Working population ****35.6%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 78.3% for women. 54% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (8%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 407 (45%) · **■** Marginal 231 (25%)

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

- Nadalon2,718 people
- Paddi Sura Singh2,694 people
- Samundra2,681 people
- Panjaur2,581 people
- Ajnoha2,530 people
- Barian Kalan2,462 people
- Dhada2,453 people
- Bhawanipur2,431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bachhohi?146102
- How far is Bachhohi from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Bachhohi?2,552 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bachhohi in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bachhohi?82.6% (Census 2011)
