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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Kitna

Kitna is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144531**. The 2011 Census counted **1,675 people in 359 households**, the 44th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 1,675people (2011)
- 359households
- 80.8%literacy
- 144531PIN code

## Kitna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kitna is 144531.** Kitna falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144531
- Gram panchayatKitna
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031939

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

## How far is Kitna from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)6 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 Kitna?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Kitna; 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
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpur Khurd
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kitna known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 288 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 Kitna

Of every 100 households in Kitna in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Kitna · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**38%

Tap water ****78%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**45%

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

**52%

Use banking services ****76%**

**84%

Television ****78%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****39%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Kitna?

■ Kitna · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**890

Working population ****32.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.6% for men and 75.5% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 25 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 242 (45%) · **■** Marginal 230 (43%)

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

- Meghowal1,818 people
- Kharali1,786 people
- Birampur1,759 people
- Simbli1,709 people
- Sadullapur Badhwan1,665 people
- Mananhana1,641 people
- Chauhra1,630 people
- Badon1,622 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kitna?144531
- How far is Kitna from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kitna?1,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kitna in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kitna?80.8% (Census 2011)