# Ganguwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/ganguwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Ganguwal Ganguwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144222**. The 2011 Census counted **135 people in 28 households**, the 282nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 135people (2011) - 28households - 78.6%literacy - 144222PIN code ## Ganguwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ganguwal is 144222.** Ganguwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144222 - Gram panchayatFatehpur - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ganguwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)10 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 Ganguwal? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Ganguwal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Maili - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maili - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Ganguwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 38% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Ganguwal Of every 100 households in Ganguwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Ganguwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****48%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****52%** **38% Tap water ****89%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **52% Use banking services ****89%** **84% Television ****78%** **86% Mobile phone ****93%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****89%** **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 Ganguwal? ■ Ganguwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****36.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 75.9% for women. 62% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 26 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (12%) · **■** Other work 17 (35%) 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 - Baleam158 people - Buro Bari158 people - Najarpur157 people - Bharatpur Rajputan149 people - Chak Gujjran132 people - Phagon123 people - Benewal110 people - Mularwal61 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ganguwal?144222 - How far is Ganguwal from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road - What is the population of Ganguwal?135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ganguwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ganguwal?78.6% (Census 2011)