# Sakanderpur Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/sakanderpur/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Sakanderpur Sakanderpur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **794 people in 158 households**, the 161st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 794people (2011) - 158households - 81.4%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Sakanderpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sakanderpur is 144527.** Sakanderpur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatSakanderpur - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031984 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sakanderpur from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)46 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)6 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 Sakanderpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Sakanderpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshanker - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 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 Sakanderpur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Sakanderpur Of every 100 households in Sakanderpur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Sakanderpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****63%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **38% Tap water ****48%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **52% Use banking services ****98%** **84% Television ****94%** **86% Mobile phone ****80%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****60%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Sakanderpur? ■ Sakanderpur · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****522** **890 Working population ****26.2%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 76.2% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 48 (23%) · **■** Marginal 54 (26%) 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 - Kharaudi806 people - Parsowal800 people - Ghamiala798 people - Fatehpur797 people - Soni788 people - Mukho Mazara765 people - Alawalpur764 people - Balaspur755 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sakanderpur?144527 - How far is Sakanderpur from Hoshiarpur?46 km by road - What is the population of Sakanderpur?794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sakanderpur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sakanderpur?81.4% (Census 2011)