# Khararawal Bassi Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/khararawal-bassi/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Khararawal Bassi Khararawal Bassi is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **1,856 people in 417 households**, the 35th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,856people (2011) - 417households - 85.8%literacy - 144523PIN code ## Khararawal Bassi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khararawal Bassi is 144523.** Khararawal Bassi falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144523 - Gram panchayatKhararawal-Bassi - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031806 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khararawal Bassi from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)18 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 Khararawal Bassi? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Khararawal Bassi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahilpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 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 Khararawal Bassi known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 376 hectares of village land is sown, and 345 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 Khararawal Bassi Of every 100 households in Khararawal Bassi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Khararawal Bassi · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****52%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **38% Tap water ****37%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **52% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****83%** **77% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **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 Khararawal Bassi? ■ Khararawal Bassi · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****840** **890 Working population ****30.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 82.1% for women. 54% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 70 (12%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 155 (27%) · **■** Marginal 231 (41%) 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 - Satnaur1,997 people - Badesron1,995 people - Padrana1,911 people - Rurki Khas1,866 people - Nainwan1,853 people - Sarhala Kalan1,852 people - Pahlewal1,841 people - Hajipur1,827 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khararawal Bassi?144523 - How far is Khararawal Bassi from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road - What is the population of Khararawal Bassi?1,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khararawal Bassi in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khararawal Bassi?85.8% (Census 2011)