# Jalwehra Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/jalwehra/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Jalwehra Jalwehra is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144404**. The 2011 Census counted **616 people in 157 households**, the 197th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 616people (2011) - 157households - 82.2%literacy - 144404PIN code ## Jalwehra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jalwehra is 144404.** Jalwehra falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144404 - Gram panchayatJalwehra - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031781 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jalwehra from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)21 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)22 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 Jalwehra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Jalwehra; 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 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon - ○Degree college10+ km · Phagwara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 - Electricity (2011)10 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 Jalwehra known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 94% of the 134 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Jalwehra Of every 100 households in Jalwehra in 2011, 98 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Jalwehra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****59%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **38% Tap water ****49%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **52% Use banking services ****80%** **84% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****55%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****43%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Jalwehra? ■ Jalwehra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****38.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 74.5% for women. 52% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (18%) · **■** Household industry 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 120 (51%) · **■** Marginal 7 (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 - Nakdipur631 people - Nauneetpur629 people - Dadewal622 people - Chak Narial621 people - Maira608 people - Harjiana603 people - Pachnangal592 people - Rupowal591 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jalwehra?144404 - How far is Jalwehra from Hoshiarpur?21 km by road - What is the population of Jalwehra?616 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jalwehra in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jalwehra?82.2% (Census 2011)