# Daffer Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Daffer

Daffer is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **1,748 people in 384 households**, the 40th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 1,748people (2011)
- 384households
- 83.8%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Daffer PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatDaffer
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030930

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

## How far is Daffer from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 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 Daffer?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Daffer; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Daffer known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 78% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Daffer

Of every 100 households in Daffer in 2011, 91 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Daffer · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****48%**

**38%

Tap water ****24%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**35%

Use banking services ****71%**

**85%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**55%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****7%**

**3%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Daffer?

■ Daffer · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.8%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**827

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 80.6% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 250 (46%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%)

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

- Kandhali Naurangpur1,814 people
- Chhangla1,787 people
- Bhulpur1,779 people
- Behbowal1,772 people
- Dadial1,732 people
- Budhi Pind1,685 people
- Bassi Jajal Khan1,668 people
- Rara1,656 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Daffer?144207
- How far is Daffer from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Daffer?1,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daffer in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Daffer?83.8% (Census 2011)
