# Bahowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bahowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bahowal Bahowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,298 people in 308 households**, the 82nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,298people (2011) - 308households - 85.0%literacy - 146101PIN code ## Bahowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bahowal is 146101.** Bahowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146101 - Gram panchayatBahowal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031875 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bahowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)25 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)3 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 Bahowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bahowal; 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahilpur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Bahowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 74% of the 415 hectares of village land is sown, and 294 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 Bahowal Of every 100 households in Bahowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Bahowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****67%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****33%** **38% Tap water ****80%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **52% Use banking services ****92%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****73%** **77% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Bahowal? ■ Bahowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806** **890 Working population ****36.7%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 82.3% for women. 55% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 102 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (8%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 135 (28%) · **■** Marginal 200 (42%) 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 - Garhi1,331 people - Kot1,331 people - Ibrahimpur1,326 people - Bihran1,299 people - Ghagon Roranwali1,295 people - Sakruli1,286 people - Hakumatpur1,280 people - Chak Guru1,268 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bahowal?146101 - How far is Bahowal from Hoshiarpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Bahowal?1,298 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bahowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bahowal?85.0% (Census 2011)