# Mehrowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/mehrowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Mehrowal Mehrowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144520**. The 2011 Census counted **515 people in 111 households**, the 215th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 515people (2011) - 111households - 84.9%literacy - 144520PIN code ## Mehrowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mehrowal is 144520.** Mehrowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144520 - Gram panchayatMehrowal. - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031902 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mehrowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Garhshankar (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 Mehrowal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Mehrowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mazara Dingrian - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Mehrowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 84 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Mehrowal Of every 100 households in Mehrowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Mehrowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****44%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****56%** **38% Tap water ****27%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **52% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Mehrowal? ■ Mehrowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.9%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031** **890 Working population ****32.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 77.7% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 26 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 104 (62%) · **■** Marginal 29 (17%) 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 - Moila538 people - Dogarpur535 people - Golewal523 people - Fatehpur Khurd517 people - Chambal Kalan509 people - Raniala505 people - Ghagon Guru501 people - Nangal498 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mehrowal?144520 - How far is Mehrowal from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Mehrowal?515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mehrowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Mehrowal?84.9% (Census 2011)