# Sarangwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/sarangwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Sarangwal Sarangwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,534 people in 317 households**, the 51st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,534people (2011) - 317households - 82.0%literacy - 146102PIN code ## Sarangwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarangwal is 146102.** Sarangwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146102 - Gram panchayatSarangwal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031836 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarangwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)20 km by road - Mahilpur (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 Sarangwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Sarangwal; 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 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bachhohi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Sarangwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 79% of the 117 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 Sarangwal Of every 100 households in Sarangwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 43 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Sarangwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****43%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****57%** **38% Tap water ****73%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **52% Use banking services ****82%** **84% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****77%** **77% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **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 Sarangwal? ■ Sarangwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901** **890 Working population ****35.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 77.7% for women. 54% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (6%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (30%) · **■** Marginal 193 (35%) 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 - Chauhra1,630 people - Badon1,622 people - Dalewal1,574 people - Rampur1,547 people - Kalewal Bhagtan1,512 people - Gondpur1,482 people - Khanpur1,479 people - Kalewal1,472 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarangwal?146102 - How far is Sarangwal from Hoshiarpur?20 km by road - What is the population of Sarangwal?1,534 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarangwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sarangwal?82.0% (Census 2011)