# Ghukharwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/ghukharwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Ghukharwal Ghukharwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 51 households**, the 260th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 279people (2011) - 51households - 82.7%literacy - 146102PIN code ## Ghukharwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghukharwal is 146102.** Ghukharwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146102 - Gram panchayatGhukharwal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031832 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghukharwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)8 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 Ghukharwal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Ghukharwal; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bamleli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jandoli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Ghukharwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 75% of the 161 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Ghukharwal Of every 100 households in Ghukharwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Ghukharwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****49%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****51%** **38% Tap water ****38%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **52% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****100%** **86% Mobile phone ****92%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****70%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Ghukharwal? ■ Ghukharwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **890 Working population ****24.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.4% for men and 75.8% for women. 45% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (32%) · **■** Marginal 3 (4%) 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 - Kammowal303 people - Kalewal292 people - Kulewal291 people - Jhaj281 people - Mugo Patti279 people - Gandhowal276 people - Mukandpur273 people - Dholron264 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghukharwal?146102 - How far is Ghukharwal from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Ghukharwal?279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghukharwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghukharwal?82.7% (Census 2011)