# Bharowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bharowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bharowal Bharowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144529**. The 2011 Census counted **975 people in 207 households**, the 128th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 975people (2011) - 207households - 78.8%literacy - 144529PIN code ## Bharowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bharowal is 144529.** Bharowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144529 - Gram panchayatBharowal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031956 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bharowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)15 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 Bharowal? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Bharowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Bihran - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bharowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 378 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Bharowal Of every 100 households in Bharowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 37 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Bharowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****50%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **38% Tap water ****91%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **52% Use banking services ****76%** **84% Television ****83%** **86% Mobile phone ****67%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****37%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Bharowal? ■ Bharowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****966** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **890 Working population ****34.1%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 73.5% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 123 (37%) · **■** Marginal 149 (45%) 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 - Bhambian1,001 people - Nangal Kalan994 people - Denowal Khurd992 people - Achharwal982 people - Mehngerwal971 people - Nangal Khilarian968 people - Bagwain962 people - Kaharpur957 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bharowal?144529 - How far is Bharowal from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Bharowal?975 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bharowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bharowal?78.8% (Census 2011)