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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Baranda

Baranda is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 112 households**, the 220th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 498people (2011)
- 112households
- 88.8%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Baranda PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Baranda is 144207.** Baranda falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatBaranda
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030924

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

## How far is Baranda from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (nearest town)4 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 Baranda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Baranda; 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
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhatalu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Baranda known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 71% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Baranda

Of every 100 households in Baranda in 2011, 98 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 74 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 66 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Baranda · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**38%

Tap water ****30%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****74%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****26%**

**35%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****100%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****66%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**10%

None of these assets ****0%**

**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 Baranda?

■ Baranda · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.8%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**827

Working population ****19.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.8% for men and 81.1% for women. 34% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 36 (38%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (52%) · **■** Marginal 8 (8%)

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

- Khun Khun Khurd511 people
- Dharamkot504 people
- Dulminwal502 people
- Kakoa502 people
- Dhaddar497 people
- Thaker495 people
- Dholowal492 people
- Kotli489 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Baranda?144207
- How far is Baranda from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baranda?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baranda in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Baranda?88.8% (Census 2011)