# Thakkarwal Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/thakkarwal/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Thakkarwal Thakkarwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,004 people in 232 households**, the 122nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,004people (2011) - 232households - 86.5%literacy - 146001PIN code ## Thakkarwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thakkarwal is 146001.** Thakkarwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146001 - Gram panchayatThakkarwal - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thakkarwal from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)28 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)25 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 Thakkarwal? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Thakkarwal; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Thakkarwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Thakkarwal Of every 100 households in Thakkarwal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Thakkarwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****62%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****65%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****49%** **52% Use banking services ****93%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****84%** **77% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****48%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **9% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 Thakkarwal? ■ Thakkarwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909** **890 Working population ****27.3%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.4% for men and 79.8% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 42 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (6%) · **■** Other work 155 (57%) · **■** Marginal 23 (8%) 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 - Ispur1,014 people - Khanni1,013 people - Paldi1,010 people - Pandori Ganga Singh1,006 people - Malkowal1,003 people - Bhambian1,001 people - Nangal Kalan994 people - Denowal Khurd992 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thakkarwal?146001 - How far is Thakkarwal from Hoshiarpur?28 km by road - What is the population of Thakkarwal?1,004 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thakkarwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Thakkarwal?86.5% (Census 2011)