# Gawal Chak Shangaru Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/gawal-chak-shangaru/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Gawal Chak Shangaru Gawal Chak Shangaru is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144222**. The 2011 Census counted **215 people in 49 households**, the 282nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 215people (2011) - 49households - 81.7%literacy - 144222PIN code ## Gawal Chak Shangaru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gawal Chak Shangaru is 144222.** Gawal Chak Shangaru falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144222 - Gram panchayatGawal--Chak-Shangaru - Community development blockTalwara - Census village code031278 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gawal Chak Shangaru from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)75 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)11 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 Gawal Chak Shangaru? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gawal Chak Shangaru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 15 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 Gawal Chak Shangaru known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 58% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 Gawal Chak Shangaru Of every 100 households in Gawal Chak Shangaru in 2011, 98 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gawal Chak Shangaru · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **96% Toilet within the home ****17%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **56% Tap water ****74%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****36%** **44% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****72%** **83% Mobile phone ****79%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****32%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Gawal Chak Shangaru? ■ Gawal Chak Shangaru · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706** **851 Working population ****21.9%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 74.0% for women. 36% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 5 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 33 (70%) · **■** Marginal 7 (15%) 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 Mukerian - Kasra Wan246 people - Jamalpur237 people - Chak Sheru234 people - Basantpur223 people - Simbli215 people - Chikarial209 people - Nathuwal202 people - Har Chand193 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gawal Chak Shangaru?144222 - How far is Gawal Chak Shangaru from Hoshiarpur?75 km by road - What is the population of Gawal Chak Shangaru?215 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gawal Chak Shangaru in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gawal Chak Shangaru?81.7% (Census 2011)