Gakhal (279), Jalandhar - West
Gakhal (279) is a village located in the Jalandhar - II Tehsil of Jalandhar district of Punjab. The village falls in Jalandhar - West block and comes under Gakhal Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Jalandhar parliament constituency and Adampur assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Gakhal (279) is 2.5 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.2 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 943 females per 1000 males. There are around 164 teenagers in Gakhal (279). It has literacy rate of 77% which means around 1.9 thousands persons can read and write. Total 332 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 498 households in Gakhal (279), which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 768. The pincode of Gakhal (279) is 144002 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Basti Nau Sub Post office
- Basti Sheikh Sub Post office
- Basti Danishmandan Sub Post office
- Basti Guzan Sub Post office
- Civil Secretariate Sub Post office
Schools
Gakhal (279) has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Swami Sant Dass Public School # Udasin Ashram, Jp Nagar(West-01)
- St.Soldier Divine Public School # Basti Mithu, Kapurthala Road(West-01)
- Devi Sahai Sd Senior Secondary School # Basti Nau (Aided)(West-01)
- Sant Raghbir Singh Aims Senior Secondary School Geeta Colony, Kalasanghian Road(West-01)
- Tagore_s International Smart School Basti Danishmanda(West-01)
Hospitals
Gakhal (279) has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
Banks
Gakhal (279) has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.