# Gakhal, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/gakhal/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Gakhal Gakhal is a village in [Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/) sub-district of [Jalandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/) district, [Punjab](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/), PIN code **144002**. The 2011 Census counted **2,201 people in 444 households**, the 18th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 2,201people (2011) - 444households - 83.3%literacy - 144002PIN code ## Gakhal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gakhal is 144002.** Gakhal falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144002 - Gram panchayatGakhal - Community development blockJalandhar - Census village code030429 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gakhal from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)10 km by road - Jalandhar (nearest town)3 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 Gakhal? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Gakhal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhaliwal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Gakhal known for? The main crops are **vegitables, rice and grain**. About 85% of the 186 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Gakhal Of every 100 households in Gakhal in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Gakhal · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****86%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****14%** **26% Tap water ****85%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%** **33% Use banking services ****79%** **75% Television ****94%** **87% Mobile phone ****78%** **80% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****56%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **13% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **92% 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 Gakhal? ■ Gakhal · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****822** **881 Working population ****31.1%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 77.3% for women. 57% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 251 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 401 (59%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%) 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 Jalandhar - II - Dialpur2,703 people - Kartarpur2,435 people - Ball2,308 people - Naugajja2,203 people - Madar2,168 people - Tajpur2,168 people - Athaula2,164 people - Kahlwan2,123 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gakhal?144002 - How far is Gakhal from Jalandhar?10 km by road - What is the population of Gakhal?2,201 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gakhal in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gakhal?83.3% (Census 2011)