# Bhajjal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bhajjal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bhajjal Bhajjal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **1,023 people in 205 households**, the 116th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,023people (2011) - 205households - 84.8%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Bhajjal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhajjal is 144528.** Bhajjal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatBhajjal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhajjal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 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 Bhajjal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhajjal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Bhajjal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 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 Bhajjal Of every 100 households in Bhajjal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Bhajjal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****79%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **38% Tap water ****97%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **52% Use banking services ****85%** **84% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****89%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****65%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Bhajjal? ■ Bhajjal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **890 Working population ****29.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.7% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 137 (45%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) 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 - Achalpur1,057 people - Aima Jattan1,041 people - Makhsuspur1,039 people - Lasara1,024 people - Chahalpur1,023 people - Ispur1,014 people - Khanni1,013 people - Paldi1,010 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhajjal?144528 - How far is Bhajjal from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Bhajjal?1,023 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhajjal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhajjal?84.8% (Census 2011)