# Parowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/parowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Parowal Parowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **1,253 people in 270 households**, the 87th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,253people (2011) - 270households - 79.5%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Parowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parowal is 144528.** Parowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatParowal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031997 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)1 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 Parowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Parowal; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Parowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Parowal Of every 100 households in Parowal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Parowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****91%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****9%** **38% Tap water ****64%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%** **52% Use banking services ****94%** **84% Television ****87%** **86% Mobile phone ****88%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Parowal? ■ Parowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862** **890 Working population ****28.7%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 74.2% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 58 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 13 (4%) · **■** Other work 266 (74%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 - Ghagon Roranwali1,295 people - Sakruli1,286 people - Hakumatpur1,280 people - Chak Guru1,268 people - Chak Hajipur1,241 people - Thinde1,240 people - Baghaura1,222 people - Khera1,220 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parowal?144528 - How far is Parowal from Hoshiarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Parowal?1,253 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Parowal?79.5% (Census 2011)