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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Bagwain

Bagwain is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **962 people in 215 households**, the 131st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 962people (2011)
- 215households
- 79.8%literacy
- 144527PIN code

## Bagwain PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bagwain is 144527.** Bagwain falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144527
- Gram panchayatBagwain
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031989

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

## How far is Bagwain from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)2 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 Bagwain?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Bagwain; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshanker
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bagwain known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 100 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Bagwain

Of every 100 households in Bagwain in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Bagwain · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**38%

Tap water ****63%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%**

**52%

Use banking services ****86%**

**84%

Television ****91%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Bagwain?

■ Bagwain · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**890

Working population ****33.5%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (8%) · **■** Household industry 23 (7%) · **■** Other work 122 (38%) · **■** Marginal 91 (28%)

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

- Achharwal982 people
- Bharowal975 people
- Mehngerwal971 people
- Nangal Khilarian968 people
- Kaharpur957 people
- Nurpur957 people
- Dansiwal954 people
- Singhpur953 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bagwain?144527
- How far is Bagwain from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Bagwain?962 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bagwain in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bagwain?79.8% (Census 2011)