# Binjon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/binjon/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Binjon Binjon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144520**. The 2011 Census counted **3,464 people in 818 households**, the 5th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 3,464people (2011) - 818households - 81.5%literacy - 144520PIN code ## Binjon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Binjon is 144520.** Binjon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144520 - Gram panchayatBinjon - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031900 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Binjon from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)14 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 Binjon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Binjon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Allopathic 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 - ●Railway stationIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahilpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○ATM10+ 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 tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Binjon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 716 hectares of village land is sown, and 536 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 Binjon Of every 100 households in Binjon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Binjon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****68%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **38% Tap water ****17%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%** **52% Use banking services ****92%** **84% Television ****89%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **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 Binjon? ■ Binjon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **890 Working population ****29.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 76.7% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 187 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (8%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 511 (51%) · **■** Marginal 205 (20%) 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 - Saila Khurd4,688 people - Binewal4,532 people - Possi4,008 people - Bham3,661 people - Jandoli3,455 people - Kot Fatuhi3,454 people - Bora2,964 people - Mansowal2,954 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Binjon?144520 - How far is Binjon from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Binjon?3,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Binjon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Binjon?81.5% (Census 2011)