# Ambala Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/ambala/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Ambala Ambala is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,125 people in 246 households**, the 77th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,125people (2011) - 246households - 90.8%literacy - 144207PIN code ## Ambala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ambala is 144207.** Ambala falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144207 - Gram panchayatAmbala-- - Community development blockBhunga - Census village code030864 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ambala from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Urmar Tanda (nearest town)7 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 Ambala? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Ambala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Ambala known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Ambala Of every 100 households in Ambala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 87 a toilet at home and 88 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Ambala · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****87%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****13%** **38% Tap water ****4%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****88%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%** **35% Use banking services ****95%** **85% Television ****97%** **88% Mobile phone ****85%** **78% Computer with internet ****8%** **3% Two-wheeler ****68%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Ambala? ■ Ambala · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.8%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **827 Working population ****33.9%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.5% for men and 85.7% for women. 53% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 75 (20%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 143 (38%) · **■** Marginal 85 (22%) 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 Dasua - Kaloya1,170 people - Gambhowal1,152 people - Feroze Rolia1,144 people - Fatehpur1,142 people - Dhadiala1,110 people - Ramtatwali1,104 people - Khokhar1,091 people - Nangal Farid1,089 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ambala?144207 - How far is Ambala from Hoshiarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Ambala?1,125 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ambala in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ambala?90.8% (Census 2011)