# Saila Kalan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab)

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Saila Kalan

Saila Kalan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144529**. The 2011 Census counted **1,410 people in 294 households**, the 59th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 1,410people (2011)
- 294households
- 84.8%literacy
- 144529PIN code

## Saila Kalan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Saila Kalan is 144529.** Saila Kalan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144529
- Gram panchayatSaila--Kalan
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031930

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

## How far is Saila Kalan from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)10 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 Saila Kalan?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Saila Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paddi Sura Singh
- ○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 serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Saila Kalan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 275 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Saila Kalan

Of every 100 households in Saila Kalan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Saila Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**38%

Tap water ****87%**

**67%

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

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****38%**

**52%

Use banking services ****75%**

**84%

Television ****84%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**47%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Saila Kalan?

■ Saila Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****635**

**890

Working population ****30.4%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 80.4% for women. 52% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 173 (40%) · **■** Marginal 48 (11%)

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

- Kalewal1,472 people
- Kukran1,453 people
- Dhamai1,424 people
- Rampur1,410 people
- Kukar Majara1,408 people
- Golian1,396 people
- Chak Singha1,394 people
- Jassowal1,381 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Saila Kalan?144529
- How far is Saila Kalan from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Saila Kalan?1,410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saila Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Saila Kalan?84.8% (Census 2011)