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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Barapur

Barapur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **901 people in 177 households**, the 142nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 901people (2011)
- 177households
- 70.0%literacy
- 144523PIN code

## Barapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Barapur is 144523.** Barapur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144523
- Gram panchayatBarapur
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032031

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

## How far is Barapur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)13 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 Barapur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Barapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadi Mansowal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Barapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 46% of the 288 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 Barapur

Of every 100 households in Barapur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Barapur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

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

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**52%

Use banking services ****47%**

**84%

Television ****81%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Barapur?

■ Barapur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1058**

**890

Working population ****31.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.6% for men and 62.4% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 112 (40%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 153 (55%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%)

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

- Sarhala Khurd944 people
- Pandori Ladha Singh938 people
- Mehtabpur917 people
- Sadhowal907 people
- Alipur899 people
- Thana899 people
- Nangal894 people
- Pensra885 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Barapur?144523
- How far is Barapur from Hoshiarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Barapur?901 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barapur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Barapur?70.0% (Census 2011)