# Ghagwal Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/ghagwal/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Ghagwal Ghagwal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144221**. The 2011 Census counted **1,798 people in 403 households**, the 32nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,798people (2011) - 403households - 89.7%literacy - 144221PIN code ## Ghagwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ghagwal is 144221.** Ghagwal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144221 - Gram panchayatGhagwal - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031107 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ghagwal from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)62 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)5 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 Ghagwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Ghagwal; 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 - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)20 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 Ghagwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 41% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Ghagwal Of every 100 households in Ghagwal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Ghagwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****26%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **56% Tap water ****92%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **44% Use banking services ****95%** **84% Television ****80%** **83% Mobile phone ****68%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **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 Ghagwal? ■ Ghagwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **851 Working population ****20.0%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.3% for men and 84.4% for women. 38% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 59 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 214 (60%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%) 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 - Siparian1,956 people - Dhanoya1,895 people - Khichian1,860 people - Attalgarh1,856 people - Mansurpur1,786 people - Raili1,778 people - Bringli1,747 people - Mahiul-Dinpur Dalel1,716 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ghagwal?144221 - How far is Ghagwal from Hoshiarpur?62 km by road - What is the population of Ghagwal?1,798 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ghagwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ghagwal?89.7% (Census 2011)