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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Rupowal

Rupowal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146108**. The 2011 Census counted **591 people in 121 households**, the 201st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 591people (2011)
- 121households
- 82.8%literacy
- 146108PIN code

## Rupowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Rupowal is 146108.** Rupowal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146108
- Gram panchayatRupowal
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031769

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

## How far is Rupowal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)14 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 Rupowal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Rupowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bham
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Rupowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 77 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Rupowal

Of every 100 households in Rupowal in 2011, 97 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 19 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Rupowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**38%

Tap water ****71%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****19%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**52%

Use banking services ****41%**

**84%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**9%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Rupowal?

■ Rupowal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**890

Working population ****30.1%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 80.1% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 69 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 19 (11%) · **■** Marginal 85 (48%)

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

- Jalwehra616 people
- Maira608 people
- Harjiana603 people
- Pachnangal592 people
- Rattanpur588 people
- Nurpur584 people
- Aima Muglan577 people
- Saidpur576 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Rupowal?146108
- How far is Rupowal from Hoshiarpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Rupowal?591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Rupowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Rupowal?82.8% (Census 2011)