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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Mahal

Mahal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **569 people in 121 households**, the 206th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 569people (2011)
- 121households
- 84.5%literacy
- 146108PIN code

## Mahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahal is 146108.** Mahal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146108
- Gram panchayatMahal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031775

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

## How far is Mahal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)39 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 Mahal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Mahal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 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 Mahal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 49% of the 195 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Mahal

Of every 100 households in Mahal in 2011, 92 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Mahal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**62%

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

**38%

Tap water ****32%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%**

**52%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****91%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Mahal?

■ Mahal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**890

Working population ****27.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 78.8% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 56 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (26%) · **■** Marginal 60 (38%)

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

- Rattanpur588 people
- Nurpur584 people
- Aima Muglan577 people
- Saidpur576 people
- Bakapur Guru566 people
- Badowal554 people
- Subhanpur545 people
- Lehra539 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahal?146108
- How far is Mahal from Hoshiarpur?39 km by road
- What is the population of Mahal?569 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mahal?84.5% (Census 2011)