# Gosal Village, Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/gosal/ Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Gosal Gosal is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144505**. The 2011 Census counted **904 people in 196 households**, the 162nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 904people (2011) - 196households - 77.2%literacy - 144505PIN code ## Gosal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gosal is 144505.** Gosal falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144505 - Gram panchayatGosal - Community development blockBanga - Census village code032204 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gosal from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)16 km by road - Banga (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 Gosal? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gosal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banga - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Banga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Gosal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 139 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 Gosal Of every 100 households in Gosal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Gosal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****59%** **75% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **24% Tap water ****3%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **90% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **49% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **46% Use banking services ****92%** **85% Television ****86%** **87% Mobile phone ****84%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****57%** **51% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **11% None of these assets ****1%** **2% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gosal? ■ Gosal · ■ Nawanshahr rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **80.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1047** **896 Working population ****30.5%** **32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 68.5% for women. 54% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 192 (70%) · **■** Marginal 12 (4%) 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 - Sheikhupur Bagh924 people - Cheta922 people - Mehmudpur921 people - Uttal918 people - Burj Tehal Dass903 people - Jaffarpur895 people - Garhi Fateh Khan887 people - Chakkalal874 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 Gosal?144505 - How far is Gosal from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?16 km by road - What is the population of Gosal?904 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gosal in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gosal?77.2% (Census 2011)