# Jaijon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/jaijon/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Jaijon Jaijon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144530**. The 2011 Census counted **1,069 people in 242 households**, the 109th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,069people (2011) - 242households - 89.4%literacy - 144530PIN code ## Jaijon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jaijon is 144530.** Jaijon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144530 - Gram panchayatJaijon - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031918 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jaijon from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 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 Jaijon? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Jaijon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)9 h summer · 13 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 Jaijon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 15% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Jaijon Of every 100 households in Jaijon in 2011, 97 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Jaijon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****82%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****17%** **38% Tap water ****95%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **52% Use banking services ****82%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****35%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****90%** **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 Jaijon? ■ Jaijon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958** **890 Working population ****31.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 84.1% for women. 55% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 11 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (4%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 289 (86%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%) 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 - Kokowal1,088 people - Bharta1,080 people - Paddi Khutti1,079 people - Jaitpur1,078 people - Harban1,065 people - Gajjar1,059 people - Achalpur1,057 people - Aima Jattan1,041 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jaijon?144530 - How far is Jaijon from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Jaijon?1,069 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jaijon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jaijon?89.4% (Census 2011)