Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Nangal Nangal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code 144527. The 2011 Census counted 894 people in 181 households, the 145th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 894 people (2011) - 181 households - 79.8% literacy - 144527 PIN code ## Nangal PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Nangal is 144527. Nangal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code 144527 - Gram panchayat Nangalan - Community development block Garhshankar - Census village code 032042 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Nangal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ) 40 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Nangal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Nangal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bora - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water - Electricity (2011) 13 h summer · 8 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Nangal known for? The main crops are wheat. About 71% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Nangal Of every 100 households in Nangal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Nangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 98% - Toilet within the home 52% 62% - No toilet (open defecation) 48% 38% - Tap water 59% 67% - Drinking water within premises 92% 82% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 27% 45% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 72% 52% - Use banking services 97% 84% - Television 88% 86% - Mobile phone 62% 77% - Computer with internet 3% 3% - Two-wheeler 66% 47% - Car / jeep / van 11% 9% - None of these assets 3% 4% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Nangal? ■ Nangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 79.8% 81.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 878 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 511 890 - Working population 22.7% 32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 74.2% for women. 37% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (36%) · ■ Other work 44 (22%) · ■ Marginal 85 (42%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Garhshankar - Sadhowal 907 people - Barapur 901 people - Alipur 899 people - Thana 899 people - Pensra 885 people - Kalewal 884 people - Chak Kataru 882 people - Manolian 876 people All 297 villages in Garhshankar ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Nangal? 144527 - How far is Nangal from Hoshiarpur? 40 km by road - What is the population of Nangal? 894 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nangal in? Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Nangal? 79.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/nangal-032042/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.