# Khushalpur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab)

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Khushalpur

Khushalpur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144519**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 97 households**, the 236th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 421people (2011)
- 97households
- 86.7%literacy
- 144519PIN code

## Khushalpur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144519
- Gram panchayatKhushalpur
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031805

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

## How far is Khushalpur from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Kot Fatta (nearest town)4 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 Khushalpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Khushalpur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kot Fatuhi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chela
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Khushalpur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 67% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Khushalpur

Of every 100 households in Khushalpur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 17 a car.

■ Khushalpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****87%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****13%**

**38%

Tap water ****76%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**82%

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

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**52%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****55%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****17%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Khushalpur?

■ Khushalpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.7%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**890

Working population ****33.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 84.4% for women. 56% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 54 (39%) · **■** Marginal 11 (8%)

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

- Data440 people
- Helar436 people
- Raipur Gujjran435 people
- Kukowal424 people
- Dairon419 people
- Dhakon407 people
- Hyatpur399 people
- Kanger394 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khushalpur?144519
- How far is Khushalpur from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Khushalpur?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khushalpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khushalpur?86.7% (Census 2011)
