# Darapur Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/darapur/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Darapur Darapur is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144210**. The 2011 Census counted **890 people in 201 households**, the 110th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 890people (2011) - 201households - 90.7%literacy - 144210PIN code ## Darapur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darapur is 144210.** Darapur falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144210 - Gram panchayatDarapur - Community development blockBhunga - Census village code030880 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darapur from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)24 km by road - Hoshiarpur (nearest town)24 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 Darapur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Darapur; 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 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 school10+ km · Budhi Pind - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)19 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 Darapur known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 253 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 Darapur Of every 100 households in Darapur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 14 a car. ■ Darapur · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****2%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **35% Use banking services ****87%** **85% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****86%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****59%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****14%** **10% None of these assets ****4%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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 Darapur? ■ Darapur · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****90.7%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****610** **827 Working population ****30.8%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.5% for men and 87.8% for women. 54% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 86 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 27 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 114 (42%) · **■** Marginal 39 (14%) 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 - Babak934 people - Bahla934 people - Ramdaspur926 people - Chahang Basoya894 people - Garhdiwala889 people - Berchha885 people - Pul Pukhta875 people - Gorsian868 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darapur?144210 - How far is Darapur from Hoshiarpur?24 km by road - What is the population of Darapur?890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darapur in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Darapur?90.7% (Census 2011)