# Laksihan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/laksihan/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Laksihan Laksihan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 250 households**, the 99th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,160people (2011) - 250households - 85.5%literacy - 146108PIN code ## Laksihan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Laksihan is 146108.** Laksihan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146108 - Gram panchayatLaksihan - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031793 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Laksihan from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)38 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)25 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 Laksihan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Laksihan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makhsuspur - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 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 Laksihan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Laksihan Of every 100 households in Laksihan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Laksihan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****74%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****2%** **38% Tap water ****26%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****79%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **52% Use banking services ****85%** **84% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **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 Laksihan? ■ Laksihan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **890 Working population ****29.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 79.6% for women. 55% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 111 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (36%) · **■** Marginal 19 (6%) 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 - Dadial1,199 people - Haveli1,198 people - Barian Khurd1,185 people - Rahalli1,171 people - Denowal Kalan1,157 people - Haluwal1,152 people - Thoana1,108 people - Pakhowal1,105 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Laksihan?146108 - How far is Laksihan from Hoshiarpur?38 km by road - What is the population of Laksihan?1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Laksihan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Laksihan?85.5% (Census 2011)