# Argowal Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Argowal

Argowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,082 people in 489 households**, the 21st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 2,082people (2011)
- 489households
- 83.4%literacy
- 144306PIN code

## Argowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Argowal is 144306.** Argowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144306
- Gram panchayatArgowal
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030832

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Argowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)10 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 Argowal?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Argowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gardhiwalaa
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Gardhiwala
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dasua
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Argowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 387 hectares of village land is sown, and 247 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 Argowal

Of every 100 households in Argowal in 2011, 91 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Argowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**38%

Tap water ****3%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****54%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**35%

Use banking services ****77%**

**85%

Television ****83%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Argowal?

■ Argowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**827

Working population ****34.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 78.5% for women. 55% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 188 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 55 (8%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 350 (49%) · **■** Marginal 115 (16%)

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

- Sikri2,376 people
- Jhingar Kalan2,357 people
- Salempur2,191 people
- Munak Kalan2,167 people
- Khun Khun Kalan2,076 people
- Johal2,060 people
- Dehriwala2,045 people
- Usman Shahid1,992 people

[All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Argowal?144306
- How far is Argowal from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Argowal?2,082 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Argowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Argowal?83.4% (Census 2011)