# Birampur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/birampur/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Birampur Birampur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,759 people in 367 households**, the 42nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,759people (2011) - 367households - 80.1%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Birampur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Birampur is 144527.** Birampur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatBirampur - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032006 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Birampur from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)38 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 Birampur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Birampur; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Birampur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 35% of the 1,280 hectares of village land is sown, and 386 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 Birampur Of every 100 households in Birampur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Birampur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****56%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **38% Tap water ****77%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **52% Use banking services ****83%** **84% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****46%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****93%** **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 Birampur? ■ Birampur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1115** **890 Working population ****30.9%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 74.6% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 91 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 363 (67%) · **■** Marginal 73 (13%) 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 - Pahlewal1,841 people - Hajipur1,827 people - Meghowal1,818 people - Kharali1,786 people - Simbli1,709 people - Kitna1,675 people - Sadullapur Badhwan1,665 people - Mananhana1,641 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Birampur?144527 - How far is Birampur from Hoshiarpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Birampur?1,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Birampur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Birampur?80.1% (Census 2011)