# Parsowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/parsowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Parsowal Parsowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **800 people in 161 households**, the 158th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 800people (2011) - 161households - 86.2%literacy - 146102PIN code ## Parsowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parsowal is 146102.** Parsowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146102 - Gram panchayatParsowal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031831 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parsowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)39 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Mahilpur (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 Parsowal? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Parsowal; 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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamleli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 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 and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Parsowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Parsowal Of every 100 households in Parsowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Parsowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****53%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **38% Tap water ****58%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****25%** **52% Use banking services ****62%** **84% Television ****96%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Parsowal? ■ Parsowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.2%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1154** **890 Working population ****30.9%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 84.1% for women. 52% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 79 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (36%) · **■** Other work 64 (26%) · **■** Marginal 15 (6%) 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 - Mehdud825 people - Gaddiwal823 people - Mohanwal815 people - Kharaudi806 people - Ghamiala798 people - Fatehpur797 people - Sakanderpur794 people - Soni788 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parsowal?146102 - How far is Parsowal from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Parsowal?800 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parsowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Parsowal?86.2% (Census 2011)