# Gajjar Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/gajjar/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Gajjar Gajjar is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144530**. The 2011 Census counted **1,059 people in 212 households**, the 111th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,059people (2011) - 212households - 69.0%literacy - 144530PIN code ## Gajjar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gajjar is 144530.** Gajjar falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144530 - Gram panchayatGajjar - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031950 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gajjar from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)15 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 Gajjar? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gajjar; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Lakhowal - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Gajjar known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 48% of the 806 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Gajjar Of every 100 households in Gajjar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gajjar · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****24%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **38% Tap water ****100%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****62%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **52% Use banking services ****72%** **84% Television ****78%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****39%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **9% None of these assets ****7%** **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 Gajjar? ■ Gajjar · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **890 Working population ****32.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.1% for men and 61.2% for women. 58% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (61%) · **■** Marginal 46 (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 - Paddi Khutti1,079 people - Jaitpur1,078 people - Jaijon1,069 people - Harban1,065 people - Achalpur1,057 people - Aima Jattan1,041 people - Makhsuspur1,039 people - Lasara1,024 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gajjar?144530 - How far is Gajjar from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Gajjar?1,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gajjar in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gajjar?69.0% (Census 2011)