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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Kukowal

Kukowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **166013**. The 2011 Census counted **424 people in 109 households**, the 235th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 424people (2011)
- 109households
- 87.2%literacy
- 166013PIN code

## Kukowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kukowal is 166013.** Kukowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code166013
- Gram panchayatKukowal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031767

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

## How far is Kukowal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (nearest town)24 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 Kukowal?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Kukowal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kukowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 73 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Kukowal

Of every 100 households in Kukowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Kukowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**38%

Tap water ****79%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**52%

Use banking services ****78%**

**84%

Television ****89%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**47%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kukowal?

■ Kukowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1131**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****640**

**890

Working population ****26.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 83.3% for women. 48% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (6%) · **■** Household industry 8 (7%) · **■** Other work 62 (54%) · **■** Marginal 5 (4%)

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

- Sherpur443 people
- Data440 people
- Helar436 people
- Raipur Gujjran435 people
- Khushalpur421 people
- Dairon419 people
- Dhakon407 people
- Hyatpur399 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kukowal?166013
- How far is Kukowal from Hoshiarpur?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kukowal?424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kukowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Kukowal?87.2% (Census 2011)