# Garhi Bukhsha Village, Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/garhi-bukhsha/ Village · Jalandhar - II, Jalandhar # Garhi Bukhsha Garhi Bukhsha is a village in Jalandhar - II sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,066 people in 211 households**, the 79th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,066people (2011) - 211households - 79.3%literacy - 144201PIN code ## Garhi Bukhsha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garhi Bukhsha is 144201.** Garhi Bukhsha falls in Jalandhar - II sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab. - PIN code144201 - Gram panchayatGarhi Bukhsha - Community development blockBhogpur - Census village code030509 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garhi Bukhsha from nearby towns? - Jalandhar - Ii (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Jalandhar (district HQ)30 km by road - Bhogpur (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 Garhi Bukhsha? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Garhi Bukhsha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Mand - ○Degree college10+ km · Jalandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Garhi Bukhsha known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 90% of the 215 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Garhi Bukhsha Of every 100 households in Garhi Bukhsha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 49 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 21 a car. ■ Garhi Bukhsha · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****81%** **74% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **26% Tap water ****67%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **86% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****49%** **61% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **33% Use banking services ****86%** **75% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****78%** **80% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****60%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****21%** **13% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****86%** **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 Garhi Bukhsha? ■ Garhi Bukhsha · ■ Jalandhar - II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****867** **939 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704** **881 Working population ****34.1%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.4% for men and 78.1% for women. 56% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 56 (15%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (47%) · **■** Marginal 44 (12%) 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 - Sanaura1,100 people - Rajpur1,082 people - Hailar1,079 people - Alampur1,077 people - Khojpur1,053 people - Parapind1,046 people - Khojkipur1,043 people - Dhurial1,036 people [All 241 villages in Jalandhar - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/jalandhar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garhi Bukhsha?144201 - How far is Garhi Bukhsha from Jalandhar?30 km by road - What is the population of Garhi Bukhsha?1,066 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhi Bukhsha in?Jalandhar district (Jalandhar - II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Garhi Bukhsha?79.3% (Census 2011)