# Garh Padhana Village, Nawanshahr – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/garh-padhana/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Garh Padhana Garh Padhana is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144518**. The 2011 Census counted **1,592 people in 330 households**, the 68th largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,592people (2011) - 330households - 83.9%literacy - 144518PIN code ## Garh Padhana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garh Padhana is 144518.** Garh Padhana falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144518 - Gram panchayatGarh Padhana - Community development blockAur - Census village code032256 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garh Padhana from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - Nawansahar (nearest town)19 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 Garh Padhana? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Garh Padhana; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Saloh - ○Degree college10+ km · Nawanshahr - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 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)18 h summer · 19 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 Garh Padhana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 91% of the 401 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Garh Padhana Of every 100 households in Garh Padhana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Garh Padhana · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****80%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****20%** **24% Tap water ****26%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **46% Use banking services ****80%** **85% Television ****88%** **87% Mobile phone ****77%** **75% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****53%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **11% None of these assets ****2%** **2% Own their home ****96%** **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 Garh Padhana? ■ Garh Padhana · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****709** **896 Working population ****30.4%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 81.3% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 150 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 177 (37%) · **■** Marginal 59 (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 Nawanshahr - Garhi Ajitsingh1,641 people - Surapur1,629 people - Sona1,620 people - Ghataron1,618 people - Chuharpur1,545 people - Sarhal Qazian1,543 people - Jasso Mazara1,536 people - Langeri1,526 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 Garh Padhana?144518 - How far is Garh Padhana from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Garh Padhana?1,592 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garh Padhana in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Garh Padhana?83.9% (Census 2011)