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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Rakhial

Rakhial is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146105**. The 2011 Census counted **48 people in 10 households**, the 289th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 48people (2011)
- 10households
- 85.4%literacy
- 146105PIN code

## Rakhial PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rakhial is 146105.** Rakhial falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146105
- Gram panchayatRakhial
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031886

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

## How far is Rakhial from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)25 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 Rakhial?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Rakhial; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Gondpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gondpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ 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
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Rakhial known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 30 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Rakhial

Of every 100 households in Rakhial in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 90 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Rakhial · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**52%

Use banking services ****100%**

**84%

Television ****100%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****20%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****90%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**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 Rakhial?

■ Rakhial · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1286**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**890

Working population ****20.8%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.2% for women. 33% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 9 (90%) · **■** Marginal 1 (10%)

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

- Benewal110 people
- Mularwal61 people
- Alamwal59 people
- Bikapur55 people
- Chak Soni38 people
- Abhowal28 people
- Malewal26 people
- Gondian24 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rakhial?146105
- How far is Rakhial from Hoshiarpur?25 km by road
- What is the population of Rakhial?48 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rakhial in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rakhial?85.4% (Census 2011)