# Kukran Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/kukran-031953/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Kukran Kukran is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 326 households**, the 56th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,453people (2011) - 326households - 77.8%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Kukran PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kukran is 144528.** Kukran falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatKukran - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031953 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kukran from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)38 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 Kukran? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kukran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pakhowal - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Kukran known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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 Kukran Of every 100 households in Kukran in 2011, 97 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kukran · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****72%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **38% Tap water ****88%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **52% Use banking services ****52%** **84% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****69%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****57%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **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 Kukran? ■ Kukran · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1058** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **890 Working population ****32.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 71.9% for women. 55% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (9%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (13%) · **■** Marginal 314 (66%) 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 - Kalewal Bhagtan1,512 people - Gondpur1,482 people - Khanpur1,479 people - Kalewal1,472 people - Dhamai1,424 people - Rampur1,410 people - Saila Kalan1,410 people - Kukar Majara1,408 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kukran?144528 - How far is Kukran from Hoshiarpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Kukran?1,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kukran in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kukran?77.8% (Census 2011)