Purkhowal (268), Garhshankar
Purkhowal (268) is a village located in the Garhshankar Tehsil of Hoshiarpur district of Punjab. The village falls in Garhshankar block and comes under Purkhowal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Hoshiarpur parliament constituency and Chabbewal assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Purkhowal (268) is 1.1 thousands out of which 537 are males and rest 517 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 963 females per 1000 males. There are around 107 teenagers in Purkhowal (268). It has literacy rate of 75% which means around 790 persons can read and write. Total 656 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 211 households in Purkhowal (268), which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 431. The pincode of Purkhowal (268) is 146021 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Sadhu Ashram Sub Post office
- Bassi Gulam Hussain Branch Post office
- Bassi Purani Branch Post office
- Dada Branch Post office
- Nara Branch Post office
Schools
Purkhowal (268) has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Govt. Senior Secondary School Nara
- Govt. High School Bassi Ghulam Hussain
- Govt. Primary School Dada
- Govt. High School Dada Upgrade Rmsa
- Govt. Primary School Bassi Gulam Hussain
Hospitals
Purkhowal (268) has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.