# Gaddiwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Gaddiwal

Gaddiwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **823 people in 179 households**, the 155th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 823people (2011)
- 179households
- 75.8%literacy
- 144523PIN code

## Gaddiwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaddiwal is 144523.** Gaddiwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144523
- Gram panchayatGaddiwal
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032028

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gaddiwal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)58 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 Gaddiwal?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gaddiwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dolewal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rattanpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated 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 Gaddiwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 53% of the 167 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Gaddiwal

Of every 100 households in Gaddiwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gaddiwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**52%

Use banking services ****72%**

**84%

Television ****82%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaddiwal?

■ Gaddiwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****883**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**890

Working population ****30.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 46% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 157 (63%) · **■** Marginal 17 (7%)

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

- Sewan852 people
- Bhagtupur832 people
- Lalian829 people
- Mehdud825 people
- Mohanwal815 people
- Kharaudi806 people
- Parsowal800 people
- Ghamiala798 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaddiwal?144523
- How far is Gaddiwal from Hoshiarpur?58 km by road
- What is the population of Gaddiwal?823 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaddiwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gaddiwal?75.8% (Census 2011)