# Jhang Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/jhang/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Jhang Jhang is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **580 people in 124 households**, the 183rd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 580people (2011) - 124households - 79.8%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Jhang PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhang is 144214.** Jhang falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatJhang - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031252 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhang from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)76 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)13 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 Jhang? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Jhang; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sariana - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Jhang known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Jhang Of every 100 households in Jhang in 2011, 99 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Jhang · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **96% Toilet within the home ****29%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **56% Tap water ****8%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **44% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****79%** **83% Mobile phone ****71%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **5% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Jhang? ■ Jhang · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****486** **851 Working population ****31.6%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.8% for men and 75.1% for women. 55% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 76 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (18%) · **■** Other work 53 (29%) · **■** Marginal 21 (11%) 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 - Aulia597 people - Ferozepur590 people - Panjdhera Rahia589 people - Badala585 people - Mawa576 people - Bariah564 people - Sibochak564 people - Malkowal563 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhang?144214 - How far is Jhang from Hoshiarpur?76 km by road - What is the population of Jhang?580 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhang in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jhang?79.8% (Census 2011)