# Gogon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/gogon/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Gogon Gogon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **411069**. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 161 households**, the 180th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 717people (2011) - 161households - 83.1%literacy - 411069PIN code ## Gogon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gogon is 411069.** Gogon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code411069 - Gram panchayatGogon - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gogon from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)42 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)2 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 Gogon? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gogon; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Gogon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Gogon Of every 100 households in Gogon in 2011, 99 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 62 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Gogon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****77%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **38% Tap water ****78%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****62%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%** **52% Use banking services ****83%** **84% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****55%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****94%** **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 Gogon? ■ Gogon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **890 Working population ****33.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.2% for women. 60% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 146 (60%) · **■** Marginal 22 (9%) 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 - Chandeli728 people - Rasulpur725 people - Jandiala722 people - Jhanjowal719 people - Gogron684 people - Jiwanpur Jattan679 people - Nasran671 people - Dugri663 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gogon?411069 - How far is Gogon from Hoshiarpur?42 km by road - What is the population of Gogon?717 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gogon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gogon?83.1% (Census 2011)