# Pakhowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/pakhowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Pakhowal Pakhowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **1,105 people in 236 households**, the 103rd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,105people (2011) - 236households - 81.3%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Pakhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pakhowal is 144528.** Pakhowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatPakhowal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pakhowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)8 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 Pakhowal? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pakhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Pakhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Pakhowal Of every 100 households in Pakhowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 73 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Pakhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****73%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****27%** **38% Tap water ****88%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **52% Use banking services ****70%** **84% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****81%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****44%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Pakhowal? ■ Pakhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019** **890 Working population ****32.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 73.2% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 21 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 137 (38%) · **■** Marginal 91 (25%) 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 - Laksihan1,160 people - Denowal Kalan1,157 people - Haluwal1,152 people - Thoana1,108 people - Bambeli1,088 people - Kokowal1,088 people - Bharta1,080 people - Paddi Khutti1,079 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pakhowal?144528 - How far is Pakhowal from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road - What is the population of Pakhowal?1,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pakhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pakhowal?81.3% (Census 2011)