# Parsota Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Parsota

Parsota is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **472 people in 98 households**, the 226th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 472people (2011)
- 98households
- 80.4%literacy
- 146102PIN code

## Parsota PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parsota is 146102.** Parsota falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146102
- Gram panchayatParsota
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031883

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

## How far is Parsota from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)20 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 Parsota?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Parsota; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahilpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Parsota known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 61% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Parsota

Of every 100 households in Parsota in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parsota · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****80%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**52%

Use banking services ****50%**

**84%

Television ****85%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**9%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Parsota?

■ Parsota · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**890

Working population ****29.2%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 72.8% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 111 (80%) · **■** Marginal 15 (11%)

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

- Makhangarh484 people
- Surapur483 people
- Bharatpur Jattan481 people
- Rasulpur480 people
- Taulian472 people
- Sauli467 people
- Saddarpur453 people
- Shahpur447 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parsota?146102
- How far is Parsota from Hoshiarpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Parsota?472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsota in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Parsota?80.4% (Census 2011)