# Garhi Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/garhi/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Garhi Garhi is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **1,331 people in 284 households**, the 78th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,331people (2011) - 284households - 82.0%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Garhi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garhi is 144527.** Garhi falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatGarhi - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garhi from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)34 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)4 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 Garhi? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Garhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 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 Garhi known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Garhi Of every 100 households in Garhi in 2011, 99 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 72 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Garhi · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****75%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****24%** **38% Tap water ****92%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****72%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****27%** **52% Use banking services ****84%** **84% Television ****93%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****46%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Garhi? ■ Garhi · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****887** **890 Working population ****23.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 46 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (6%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 141 (45%) · **■** Marginal 94 (30%) 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 - Lalwan1,341 people - Bhuno1,334 people - Ror Majara1,332 people - Sekhowal1,332 people - Kot1,331 people - Ibrahimpur1,326 people - Bihran1,299 people - Bahowal1,298 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garhi?144527 - How far is Garhi from Hoshiarpur?34 km by road - What is the population of Garhi?1,331 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhi in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Garhi?82.0% (Census 2011)