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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Bhekhowal

Bhekhowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **223 people in 41 households**, the 326th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 223people (2011)
- 41households
- 68.8%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Bhekhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Bhekhowal is 144205.** Bhekhowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatBegpur
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030755

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

## How far is Bhekhowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)16 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 Bhekhowal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bhekhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Himmatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Bhekhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 345 hectares of village land is sown, and 216 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 Bhekhowal

Of every 100 households in Bhekhowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Bhekhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**35%

Use banking services ****56%**

**85%

Television ****73%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Bhekhowal?

■ Bhekhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**827

Working population ****29.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 67.6% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 12 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (6%) · **■** Other work 21 (32%) · **■** Marginal 28 (43%)

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

- Malhian229 people
- Salahpur229 people
- Shekhupur Kalan226 people
- Alawal Isa223 people
- Nagre216 people
- Kotli215 people
- Randian215 people
- Saidupur214 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Bhekhowal?144205
- How far is Bhekhowal from Hoshiarpur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Bhekhowal?223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhekhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Bhekhowal?68.8% (Census 2011)