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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Jhanjowal

Jhanjowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **719 people in 159 households**, the 179th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 719people (2011)
- 159households
- 87.5%literacy
- 144214PIN code

## Jhanjowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jhanjowal is 144214.** Jhanjowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144214
- Gram panchayatJhanjowal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031846

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

## How far is Jhanjowal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Mahilpur (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 Jhanjowal?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhanjowal; 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
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maili
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 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, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Jhanjowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Jhanjowal

Of every 100 households in Jhanjowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Jhanjowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**38%

Tap water ****94%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%**

**52%

Use banking services ****95%**

**84%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****44%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Jhanjowal?

■ Jhanjowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**890

Working population ****36.6%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 83.8% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (39%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (43%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%)

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

- Maujo Mazara729 people
- Chandeli728 people
- Rasulpur725 people
- Jandiala722 people
- Gogon717 people
- Gogron684 people
- Jiwanpur Jattan679 people
- Nasran671 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jhanjowal?144214
- How far is Jhanjowal from Hoshiarpur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Jhanjowal?719 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jhanjowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Jhanjowal?87.5% (Census 2011)