# Bilron Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/bilron/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Bilron Bilron is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **2,325 people in 482 households**, the 23rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,325people (2011) - 482households - 81.8%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Bilron PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bilron is 144528.** Bilron falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatBilron - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032001 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bilron from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)42 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)6 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 Bilron? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Bilron; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Bilron known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 64% of the 883 hectares of village land is sown, and 402 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 Bilron Of every 100 households in Bilron in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Bilron · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****68%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **38% Tap water ****96%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **52% Use banking services ****87%** **84% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****85%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Bilron? ■ Bilron · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **890 Working population ****29.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.9% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 145 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (7%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 195 (29%) · **■** Marginal 280 (41%) 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 - Dhada2,453 people - Bhawanipur2,431 people - Maili2,383 people - Mehindwani2,361 people - Panam2,277 people - Mugowal2,186 people - Dagam2,174 people - Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali2,075 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bilron?144528 - How far is Bilron from Hoshiarpur?42 km by road - What is the population of Bilron?2,325 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bilron in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bilron?81.8% (Census 2011)