# Jhaj Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Jhaj

Jhaj is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144519**. The 2011 Census counted **281 people in 61 households**, the 259th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 281people (2011)
- 61households
- 85.2%literacy
- 144519PIN code

## Jhaj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhaj is 144519.** Jhaj falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144519
- Gram panchayatJhaj
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031804

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Jhaj from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)31 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)14 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 Jhaj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jhaj; 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
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kot Fatuhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hosiharpiur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Jhaj known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 73% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Jhaj

Of every 100 households in Jhaj in 2011, 97 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Jhaj · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**38%

Tap water ****78%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****95%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**52%

Use banking services ****84%**

**84%

Television ****95%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**4%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Jhaj?

■ Jhaj · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**890

Working population ****33.1%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 80.9% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 42 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (12%) · **■** Other work 39 (42%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Thapal307 people
- Kammowal303 people
- Kalewal292 people
- Kulewal291 people
- Ghukharwal279 people
- Mugo Patti279 people
- Gandhowal276 people
- Mukandpur273 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhaj?144519
- How far is Jhaj from Hoshiarpur?31 km by road
- What is the population of Jhaj?281 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhaj in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhaj?85.2% (Census 2011)