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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Babak

Babak is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144202**. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 200 households**, the 106th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 934people (2011)
- 200households
- 86.4%literacy
- 144202PIN code

## Babak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Babak is 144202.** Babak falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144202
- Gram panchayatBabak
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030701

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

## How far is Babak from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (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 Babak?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Babak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Hawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Babak known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 84% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 124 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 Babak

Of every 100 households in Babak in 2011, 100 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Babak · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**38%

Tap water ****19%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**35%

Use banking services ****92%**

**85%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****57%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Babak?

■ Babak · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.4%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**827

Working population ****26.9%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 81.9% for women. 48% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 84 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (42%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 49 (20%) · **■** Marginal 5 (2%)

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

- Jhingar Khurd956 people
- Mastiwal940 people
- Sarain940 people
- Khangwari938 people
- Bahla934 people
- Ramdaspur926 people
- Chahang Basoya894 people
- Darapur890 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Babak?144202
- How far is Babak from Hoshiarpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Babak?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Babak in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Babak?86.4% (Census 2011)