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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Bhambowal

Bhambowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144222**. The 2011 Census counted **452 people in 93 households**, the 243rd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 452people (2011)
- 93households
- 90.5%literacy
- 144222PIN code

## Bhambowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhambowal is 144222.** Bhambowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144222
- Gram panchayatBhambowal
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030912

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

## How far is Bhambowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)6 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 Bhambowal?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhambowal; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Bhambowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Bhambowal

Of every 100 households in Bhambowal in 2011, 99 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 94 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 77 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Bhambowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

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

**61%

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

**38%

Tap water ****58%**

**24%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****94%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****6%**

**35%

Use banking services ****98%**

**85%

Television ****98%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****77%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bhambowal?

■ Bhambowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.5%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****543**

**827

Working population ****32.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 84.3% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 66 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (3%) · **■** Other work 59 (40%) · **■** Marginal 16 (11%)

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

- Thana461 people
- Malakpur Bodal460 people
- Bahadurpur456 people
- Chak Kasim456 people
- Kattowal450 people
- Gurala448 people
- Sahu Ka Pind434 people
- Madda431 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhambowal?144222
- How far is Bhambowal from Hoshiarpur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Bhambowal?452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhambowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhambowal?90.5% (Census 2011)