# Thoana Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/thoana/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Thoana Thoana is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144520**. The 2011 Census counted **1,108 people in 242 households**, the 102nd largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,108people (2011) - 242households - 82.5%literacy - 144520PIN code ## Thoana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Thoana is 144520.** Thoana falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144520 - Gram panchayatThoana - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031896 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Thoana from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)31 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)17 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 Thoana? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Thoana; 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 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paldi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 18 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 Thoana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Thoana Of every 100 households in Thoana in 2011, 100 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 50 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Thoana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****55%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****45%** **38% Tap water ****45%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****50%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **52% Use banking services ****85%** **84% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **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 Thoana? ■ Thoana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **890 Working population ****29.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.8% for men and 76.5% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 90 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (28%) · **■** Household industry 9 (3%) · **■** Other work 133 (41%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Rahalli1,171 people - Laksihan1,160 people - Denowal Kalan1,157 people - Haluwal1,152 people - Pakhowal1,105 people - Bambeli1,088 people - Kokowal1,088 people - Bharta1,080 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Thoana?144520 - How far is Thoana from Hoshiarpur?31 km by road - What is the population of Thoana?1,108 (Census 2011) - Which district is Thoana in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Thoana?82.5% (Census 2011)