# Denowal Khurd Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/denowal-khurd/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Denowal Khurd Denowal Khurd is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **992 people in 211 households**, the 126th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 992people (2011) - 211households - 81.9%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Denowal Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Denowal Khurd is 144527.** Denowal Khurd falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatDenowalkhurd - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031987 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Denowal Khurd from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)41 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)2 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 Denowal Khurd? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Denowal Khurd; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshanker - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○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 - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 · 15 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 Denowal Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Denowal Khurd Of every 100 households in Denowal Khurd in 2011, 96 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Denowal Khurd · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****53%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **38% Tap water ****54%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **52% Use banking services ****56%** **84% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Denowal Khurd? ■ Denowal Khurd · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****934** **890 Working population ****23.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.0% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 40 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (5%) · **■** Household industry 25 (11%) · **■** Other work 129 (55%) · **■** Marginal 28 (12%) 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 - Thakkarwal1,004 people - Malkowal1,003 people - Bhambian1,001 people - Nangal Kalan994 people - Achharwal982 people - Bharowal975 people - Mehngerwal971 people - Nangal Khilarian968 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Denowal Khurd?144527 - How far is Denowal Khurd from Hoshiarpur?41 km by road - What is the population of Denowal Khurd?992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Denowal Khurd in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Denowal Khurd?81.9% (Census 2011)