# Saila Khurd Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/saila-khurd/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Saila Khurd Saila Khurd is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144529**. The 2011 Census counted **4,688 people in 967 households**, the 1st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 4,688people (2011) - 967households - 80.3%literacy - 144529PIN code ## Saila Khurd PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Saila Khurd is 144529.** Saila Khurd falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144529 - Gram panchayatSaila--Khurd - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Saila Khurd 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 Khurd? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Saila Khurd; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paddi Sura Singh - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 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, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - 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 Saila Khurd known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 56% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Khurd Of every 100 households in Saila Khurd in 2011, 98 had electricity, 74 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Saila Khurd · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****74%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****25%** **38% Tap water ****90%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **52% Use banking services ****87%** **84% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****8%** **3% Two-wheeler ****38%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****67%** **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 Khurd? ■ Saila Khurd · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.3%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996** **890 Working population ****30.9%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 76.3% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 91 (6%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,195 (82%) · **■** Marginal 65 (4%) 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 - Binewal4,532 people - Possi4,008 people - Bham3,661 people - Binjon3,464 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Saila Khurd?144529 - How far is Saila Khurd from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Saila Khurd?4,688 (Census 2011) - Which district is Saila Khurd in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Saila Khurd?80.3% (Census 2011)