# Khosa Village, Shahkot, Jalandhar (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkot, Jalandhar 

# Khosa

Khosa is a village in Shahkot sub-district of Jalandhar district, Punjab, PIN code **144629**. The 2011 Census counted **531 people in 106 households**, the 116th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 531people (2011)
- 106households
- 75.3%literacy
- 144629PIN code

## Khosa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Khosa is 144629.** Khosa falls in Shahkot sub-district, Jalandhar district, Punjab.

- PIN code144629
- Gram panchayatKhosa
- Community development blockLohian Khas
- Census village code029777

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Khosa from nearby towns?

- Shahkot (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jalandhar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Lohian Khass (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 Khosa?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Khosa; 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 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Manak
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lohian
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahkot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Khosa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, sugarcane and sarson**. About 90% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 214 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 Khosa

Of every 100 households in Khosa in 2011, 98 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Khosa · ■ Shahkot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****76%**

**73%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**26%

Tap water ****25%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%**

**40%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**56%

Use banking services ****72%**

**71%

Television ****85%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**81%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**54%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**12%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****95%**

**96%

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 Khosa?

■ Khosa · ■ Shahkot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1050**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1036**

**862

Working population ****27.5%**

**36.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 80 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (18%)

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 Shahkot

- Bara Budhsingh547 people
- Fatehpur Bhagwan539 people
- Pandher537 people
- Kamalpur533 people
- Malupur524 people
- Dharmiwal522 people
- Jamsher512 people
- Isewal500 people

[All 179 villages in Shahkot](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/jalandhar/shahkot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Khosa?144629
- How far is Khosa from Jalandhar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Khosa?531 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Khosa in?Jalandhar district (Shahkot sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Khosa?75.3% (Census 2011)