# Benewal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/benewal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Benewal Benewal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **110 people in 26 households**, the 285th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 110people (2011) - 26households - 79.5%literacy - 144523PIN code ## Benewal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Benewal is 144523.** Benewal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144523 - Gram panchayatBenewal26 - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031827 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Benewal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)12 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 Benewal? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Benewal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Surapur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bambeli - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gadi Sabowal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Benewal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Benewal Of every 100 households in Benewal in 2011, 93 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Benewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **98% Toilet within the home ****0%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **38% Tap water ****89%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **52% Use banking services ****11%** **84% Television ****0%** **86% Mobile phone ****7%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****0%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **9% None of these assets ****78%** **4% Own their home ****11%** **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 Benewal? ■ Benewal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133** **890 Working population ****57.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.4% for men and 77.1% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 32 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 24 (38%) · **■** Other work 5 (8%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%) 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 - Bharatpur Rajputan149 people - Ganguwal135 people - Chak Gujjran132 people - Phagon123 people - Mularwal61 people - Alamwal59 people - Bikapur55 people - Rakhial48 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Benewal?144523 - How far is Benewal from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Benewal?110 (Census 2011) - Which district is Benewal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Benewal?79.5% (Census 2011)