# Purkhowal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/purkhowal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Purkhowal Purkhowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144528**. The 2011 Census counted **944 people in 189 households**, the 137th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 944people (2011) - 189households - 84.6%literacy - 144528PIN code ## Purkhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Purkhowal is 144528.** Purkhowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144528 - Gram panchayatPurkhowal - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code032002 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Purkhowal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)44 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)4 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 Purkhowal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Purkhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 Purkhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 127 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 Purkhowal Of every 100 households in Purkhowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 44 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Purkhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****62%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****80%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **52% Use banking services ****83%** **84% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****79%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****44%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Purkhowal? ■ Purkhowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981** **890 Working population ****40.9%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 79.8% for women. 55% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 201 (52%) · **■** Marginal 93 (24%) 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 - Nurpur957 people - Dansiwal954 people - Singhpur953 people - Chak Rautan948 people - Sarhala Khurd944 people - Pandori Ladha Singh938 people - Mehtabpur917 people - Sadhowal907 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Purkhowal?144528 - How far is Purkhowal from Hoshiarpur?44 km by road - What is the population of Purkhowal?944 (Census 2011) - Which district is Purkhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Purkhowal?84.6% (Census 2011)