# Pensra Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/pensra/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Pensra Pensra is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **885 people in 165 households**, the 146th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 885people (2011) - 165households - 79.4%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Pensra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pensra is 144214.** Pensra falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatPensra - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031929 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pensra from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)33 km by road - Hoshiarpur (nearest town)27 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 Pensra? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Pensra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahilpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - 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 Pensra known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 267 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Pensra Of every 100 households in Pensra in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Pensra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****42%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **38% Tap water ****58%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **52% Use banking services ****95%** **84% Television ****86%** **86% Mobile phone ****85%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****51%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **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 Pensra? ■ Pensra · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875** **890 Working population ****29.7%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 76.4% for women. 51% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 92 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 150 (57%) · **■** Marginal 14 (5%) 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 - Barapur901 people - Alipur899 people - Thana899 people - Nangal894 people - Kalewal884 people - Chak Kataru882 people - Manolian876 people - Marula861 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pensra?144214 - How far is Pensra from Hoshiarpur?33 km by road - What is the population of Pensra?885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pensra in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Pensra?79.4% (Census 2011)