# Sewan Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Sewan

Sewan is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144523**. The 2011 Census counted **852 people in 176 households**, the 151st largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 852people (2011)
- 176households
- 78.2%literacy
- 144523PIN code

## Sewan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sewan is 144523.** Sewan falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144523
- Gram panchayatSewan
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032018

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

## How far is Sewan from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)65 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)20 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 Sewan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Sewan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haibowal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshanker
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Sewan known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 39% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Sewan

Of every 100 households in Sewan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Sewan · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****33%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****67%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**52%

Use banking services ****72%**

**84%

Television ****82%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**9%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Sewan?

■ Sewan · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**890

Working population ****31.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 68.5% for women. 55% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (29%) · **■** Marginal 35 (13%)

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

- Kalewal884 people
- Chak Kataru882 people
- Manolian876 people
- Marula861 people
- Bhagtupur832 people
- Lalian829 people
- Mehdud825 people
- Gaddiwal823 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sewan?144523
- How far is Sewan from Hoshiarpur?65 km by road
- What is the population of Sewan?852 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sewan in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sewan?78.2% (Census 2011)