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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Gandhowal

Gandhowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146109**. The 2011 Census counted **276 people in 53 households**, the 262nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 276people (2011)
- 53households
- 83.2%literacy
- 146109PIN code

## Gandhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhowal is 146109.** Gandhowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146109
- Gram panchayatGandhowal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031926

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

## How far is Gandhowal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 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 Gandhowal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhowal; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Meghowal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 19 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 Gandhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 94% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gandhowal

Of every 100 households in Gandhowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gandhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**38%

Tap water ****96%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****18%**

**52%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****100%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Gandhowal?

■ Gandhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****816**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**890

Working population ****37.0%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 80.9% for women. 61% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 63 (62%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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

- Kulewal291 people
- Jhaj281 people
- Ghukharwal279 people
- Mugo Patti279 people
- Mukandpur273 people
- Dholron264 people
- Badhel260 people
- Matton235 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhowal?146109
- How far is Gandhowal from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhowal?276 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhowal?83.2% (Census 2011)