# Pachnangal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab)

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Pachnangal

Pachnangal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **592 people in 117 households**, the 200th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 99.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 592people (2011)
- 117households
- 99.0%literacy
- 146108PIN code

## Pachnangal PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code146108
- Gram panchayatPachnangal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031796

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

## How far is Pachnangal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Mahilpur (nearest town)13 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 Pachnangal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Pachnangal; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Makhsuspur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alawapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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)10 h summer · 14 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 Pachnangal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 64% of the 14 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Pachnangal

Of every 100 households in Pachnangal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 75 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Pachnangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**38%

Tap water ****99%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****75%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%**

**52%

Use banking services ****85%**

**84%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pachnangal?

■ Pachnangal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****99.0%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**890

Working population ****28.5%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 98.4% for men and 99.6% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 129 (76%)

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

- Chak Narial621 people
- Jalwehra616 people
- Maira608 people
- Harjiana603 people
- Rupowal591 people
- Rattanpur588 people
- Nurpur584 people
- Aima Muglan577 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pachnangal?146108
- How far is Pachnangal from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Pachnangal?592 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pachnangal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Pachnangal?99.0% (Census 2011)