# Bhambian Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bhambian/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bhambian Bhambian is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,001 people in 224 households**, the 124th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,001people (2011) - 224households - 84.0%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Bhambian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhambian is 144527.** Bhambian falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatBhambian - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032035 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhambian from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)44 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)4 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 Bhambian? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Bhambian; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○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 wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 18 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 Bhambian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Bhambian Of every 100 households in Bhambian in 2011, 99 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Bhambian · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****43%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **38% Tap water ****61%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****85%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **52% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Bhambian? ■ Bhambian · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **890 Working population ****60.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.1% for men and 78.0% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 117 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 431 (71%) 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 - Paldi1,010 people - Pandori Ganga Singh1,006 people - Thakkarwal1,004 people - Malkowal1,003 people - Nangal Kalan994 people - Denowal Khurd992 people - Achharwal982 people - Bharowal975 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhambian?144527 - How far is Bhambian from Hoshiarpur?44 km by road - What is the population of Bhambian?1,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhambian in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhambian?84.0% (Census 2011)