# Behbowal Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/behbowal/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Behbowal Behbowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,772 people in 359 households**, the 39th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,772people (2011) - 359households - 85.2%literacy - 144205PIN code ## Behbowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Behbowal is 144205.** Behbowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144205 - Gram panchayatBehbowal,,Singhpur - Community development blockDasua - Census village code031020 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Behbowal from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)46 km by road - Dasua (nearest town)8 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 Behbowal? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Behbowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile health clinicIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasua - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dasua - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)9 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 Behbowal known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 67% of the 653 hectares of village land is sown, and 438 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 Behbowal Of every 100 households in Behbowal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 67 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Behbowal · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****71%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****28%** **38% Tap water ****27%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%** **35% Use banking services ****91%** **85% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****86%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****67%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****98%** **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 Behbowal? ■ Behbowal · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.2%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****772** **827 Working population ****28.0%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.0% for men and 82.4% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 250 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 43 (9%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (25%) · **■** Marginal 65 (13%) 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 - Chak Bamun1,814 people - Kandhali Naurangpur1,814 people - Chhangla1,787 people - Bhulpur1,779 people - Daffer1,748 people - Dadial1,732 people - Budhi Pind1,685 people - Bassi Jajal Khan1,668 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Behbowal?144205 - How far is Behbowal from Hoshiarpur?46 km by road - What is the population of Behbowal?1,772 (Census 2011) - Which district is Behbowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Behbowal?85.2% (Census 2011)