# Ballagan Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/ballagan/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Ballagan Ballagan is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,033 people in 224 households**, the 91st largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,033people (2011) - 224households - 74.2%literacy - 144205PIN code ## Ballagan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Ballagan is 144205.** Ballagan falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144205 - Gram panchayatBallagan - Community development blockDasua - Census village code030976 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Ballagan from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)44 km by road - Dasua (nearest town)3 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 Ballagan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Ballagan; 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 · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 14 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 Ballagan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 63% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Ballagan Of every 100 households in Ballagan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 46 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Ballagan · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **97% Toilet within the home ****52%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **38% Tap water ****20%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****72%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****31%** **35% Use banking services ****65%** **85% Television ****79%** **88% Mobile phone ****81%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****46%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **10% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****78%** **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 Ballagan? ■ Ballagan · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **827 Working population ****38.4%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.2% for men and 70.4% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 31 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 281 (71%) · **■** Marginal 70 (18%) 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 - Kharl Khurd1,073 people - Sadarpur1,062 people - Passi Bet1,058 people - Kotli Khurd1,045 people - Rampur 639)1,033 people - Haler1,018 people - Bhana1,013 people - Baja Chak1,007 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Ballagan?144205 - How far is Ballagan from Hoshiarpur?44 km by road - What is the population of Ballagan?1,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Ballagan in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Ballagan?74.2% (Census 2011)