# Makhsuspur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/makhsuspur/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Makhsuspur Makhsuspur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,039 people in 255 households**, the 114th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,039people (2011) - 255households - 81.3%literacy - 146108PIN code ## Makhsuspur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Makhsuspur is 146108.** Makhsuspur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146108 - Gram panchayatMakhsuspur - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031789 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Makhsuspur from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)18 km by road - Mahilpur (nearest town)16 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 Makhsuspur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Makhsuspur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 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 - Electricity (2011)16 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 Makhsuspur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 120 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Makhsuspur Of every 100 households in Makhsuspur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Makhsuspur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****73%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **38% Tap water ****49%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **52% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****54%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **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 Makhsuspur? ■ Makhsuspur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959** **890 Working population ****32.1%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 59% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 64 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (19%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 196 (59%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%) 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 - Harban1,065 people - Gajjar1,059 people - Achalpur1,057 people - Aima Jattan1,041 people - Lasara1,024 people - Bhajjal1,023 people - Chahalpur1,023 people - Ispur1,014 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Makhsuspur?146108 - How far is Makhsuspur from Hoshiarpur?18 km by road - What is the population of Makhsuspur?1,039 (Census 2011) - Which district is Makhsuspur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Makhsuspur?81.3% (Census 2011)