# Garcha Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/garcha/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Garcha Garcha is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144518**. The 2011 Census counted **2,078 people in 454 households**, the 31st largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 2,078people (2011) - 454households - 82.0%literacy - 144518PIN code ## Garcha PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garcha is 144518.** Garcha falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144518 - Gram panchayatGarcha - Community development blockAur - Census village code032254 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garcha from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)16 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 Garcha? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Garcha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rahaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Garcha known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 520 hectares of village land is sown, and 446 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 Garcha Of every 100 households in Garcha in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Garcha · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****88%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****12%** **24% Tap water ****1%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **46% Use banking services ****91%** **85% Television ****92%** **87% Mobile phone ****81%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **4% Two-wheeler ****59%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Garcha? ■ Garcha · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.0%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **896 Working population ****30.3%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 78.2% for women. 56% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (2%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 318 (50%) · **■** Marginal 57 (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 Nawanshahr - Sheikhupur2,209 people - Bharoli2,202 people - Jagatpur2,151 people - Jandiali2,115 people - Gobindpur2,072 people - Bains2,064 people - Pathlawa2,038 people - Usmanpur2,009 people [All 284 villages in Nawanshahr](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garcha?144518 - How far is Garcha from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Garcha?2,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garcha in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Garcha?82.0% (Census 2011)