Garhshankar

Garhshankar is a Town and Tehsil in Hoshiarpur District of Punjab. In India, a tehsil is a sub-division of a district that is responsible for the administration and revenue collection of a particular area within the district. It is an important part of the local governance structure, and plays a crucial role in the development and administration of its local community.

According to census 2011 information the sub-district code of Garhshankar Block (CD) is 00217. Total area of garhshankar tehsil is 796 km² including 782.11 km² rural area and 13.56 km² urban area. Garhshankar tehsil has a population of 3,30,711 peoples, out of which urban population is 28,315 while rural population is 3,02,396. Garhshankar has a sex ratio of approximately 965 females for every 1,000 males. Garhshankar tehsil has a population density of 416 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 70,245 houses in the sub-district, including 6,147 urban houses and 64,098 rural houses.

When it comes to literacy, 73.50% population of garhshankar tehsil is literate, out of which 77.78% males and 69.07% females are literate. There are about 288 villages in garhshankar tehsil, which you can browse from garhshankar tehsil villages list (along with gram panchayat & nearest town information) below.

List of Villages in Garhshankar Tehsil

Population of Garhshankar Tehsil

Households in Garhshankar Tehsil