# Sarhala Kalan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/sarhala-kalan/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Sarhala Kalan Sarhala Kalan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,852 people in 377 households**, the 37th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,852people (2011) - 377households - 75.5%literacy - 146001PIN code ## Sarhala Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sarhala Kalan is 146001.** Sarhala Kalan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146001 - Gram panchayatSarhala--Kalan - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031772 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarhala Kalan from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)25 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 Sarhala Kalan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhala Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Badon - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Sarhala Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 256 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 Sarhala Kalan Of every 100 households in Sarhala Kalan in 2011, 96 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Sarhala Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **98% Toilet within the home ****54%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **38% Tap water ****66%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****47%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **52% Use banking services ****91%** **84% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****76%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Sarhala Kalan? ■ Sarhala Kalan · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **890 Working population ****39.7%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 72.0% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 116 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 268 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 322 (44%) · **■** Marginal 23 (3%) 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 - Padrana1,911 people - Rurki Khas1,866 people - Khararawal Bassi1,856 people - Nainwan1,853 people - Pahlewal1,841 people - Hajipur1,827 people - Meghowal1,818 people - Kharali1,786 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sarhala Kalan?146001 - How far is Sarhala Kalan from Hoshiarpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Sarhala Kalan?1,852 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarhala Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Sarhala Kalan?75.5% (Census 2011)