# Bhuchhan Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/bhuchhan/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Bhuchhan Bhuchhan is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,078 people in 260 households**, the 83rd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,078people (2011) - 260households - 85.6%literacy - 144205PIN code ## Bhuchhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Bhuchhan is 144205.** Bhuchhan falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144205 - Gram panchayatBhuchhan - Community development blockDasua - Census village code030784 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhuchhan from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)51 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 Bhuchhan? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhuchhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandori Araian - ○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) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Bhuchhan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Bhuchhan Of every 100 households in Bhuchhan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 91 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Bhuchhan · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****90%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **38% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****91%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **35% Use banking services ****98%** **85% Television ****94%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **78% Computer with internet ****5%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **10% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **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 Bhuchhan? ■ Bhuchhan · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.6%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **827 Working population ****22.2%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.9% for men and 80.0% for women. 42% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 110 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (7%) · **■** Household industry 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 106 (44%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%) 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 - Ramtatwali1,104 people - Khokhar1,091 people - Nangal Farid1,089 people - Barohi1,088 people - Pandori1,077 people - Nathupur1,076 people - Gilzian1,074 people - Kharl Khurd1,073 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Bhuchhan?144205 - How far is Bhuchhan from Hoshiarpur?51 km by road - What is the population of Bhuchhan?1,078 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhuchhan in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Bhuchhan?85.6% (Census 2011)