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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Punj

Punj is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 41 households**, the 275th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 177people (2011)
- 41households
- 68.4%literacy
- 146102PIN code

## Punj PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code146102
- Gram panchayatPunj
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031816

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

## How far is Punj from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)22 km by road
- Mahilpur (nearest town)11 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 Punj?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Punj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jangliana
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bham
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Punj known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Punj

Of every 100 households in Punj in 2011, 100 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 87 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Punj · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**38%

Tap water ****71%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****87%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%**

**52%

Use banking services ****90%**

**84%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**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 Punj?

■ Punj · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1034**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**890

Working population ****40.7%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.9% for men and 68.8% for women. 62% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (28%) · **■** Marginal 1 (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

- Kukran197 people
- Bariana193 people
- Thandal193 people
- Chak Musa185 people
- Rawal Pindi175 people
- Chambal Khurd172 people
- Baleam158 people
- Buro Bari158 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Punj?146102
- How far is Punj from Hoshiarpur?22 km by road
- What is the population of Punj?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Punj in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Punj?68.4% (Census 2011)