# Padrana Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/padrana/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Padrana Padrana is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144529**. The 2011 Census counted **1,911 people in 435 households**, the 33rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,911people (2011) - 435households - 85.7%literacy - 144529PIN code ## Padrana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padrana is 144529.** Padrana falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144529 - Gram panchayatPadrana - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031941 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padrana from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)6 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 Padrana? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Padrana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpur Khurd - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Padrana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Padrana Of every 100 households in Padrana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Padrana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****70%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **38% Tap water ****64%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **52% Use banking services ****96%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****54%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Padrana? ■ Padrana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034** **890 Working population ****26.8%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.2% for men and 81.3% for women. 49% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 331 (65%) · **■** Marginal 45 (9%) 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 - Tuto Mazara2,003 people - Dihana2,001 people - Satnaur1,997 people - Badesron1,995 people - Rurki Khas1,866 people - Khararawal Bassi1,856 people - Nainwan1,853 people - Sarhala Kalan1,852 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padrana?144529 - How far is Padrana from Hoshiarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Padrana?1,911 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padrana in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Padrana?85.7% (Census 2011)