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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Nangal

Nangal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144440**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 120 households**, the 219th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 498people (2011)
- 120households
- 86.8%literacy
- 144440PIN code

## Nangal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Nangal is 144440.** Nangal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144440
- Gram panchayatNangal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031779

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

## How far is Nangal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)23 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 Nangal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Nangal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Nangal

Of every 100 households in Nangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Nangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**38%

Tap water ****92%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%**

**52%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****87%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Nangal?

■ Nangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****467**

**890

Working population ****22.7%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 78.8% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 98 (87%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Mehrowal515 people
- Chambal Kalan509 people
- Raniala505 people
- Ghagon Guru501 people
- Khabra492 people
- Chak Gujjran488 people
- Makhangarh484 people
- Surapur483 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Nangal?144440
- How far is Nangal from Hoshiarpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Nangal?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nangal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Nangal?86.8% (Census 2011)