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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Gahot

Gahot is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144212**. The 2011 Census counted **368 people in 74 households**, the 272nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 368people (2011)
- 74households
- 94.9%literacy
- 144212PIN code

## Gahot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gahot is 144212.** Gahot falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144212
- Gram panchayatGahot
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030844

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

## How far is Gahot from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 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 Gahot?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gahot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Khun Khun Kalan
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Khun Khun Kalan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Gahot known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 65 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 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 Gahot

Of every 100 households in Gahot in 2011, 100 had electricity, 95 a toilet at home and 100 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 12 a car.

■ Gahot · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****95%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****5%**

**38%

Tap water ****69%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****100%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**35%

Use banking services ****97%**

**85%

Television ****97%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****74%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****12%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gahot?

■ Gahot · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****385**

**827

Working population ****26.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 91.3% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (8%) · **■** Other work 82 (85%) · **■** Marginal 4 (4%)

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

- Jakowal383 people
- Neknama Sanso377 people
- Mahdipur374 people
- Badial370 people
- Sanghwal368 people
- Chak Phala363 people
- Kadari Chak363 people
- Kumpur361 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gahot?144212
- How far is Gahot from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gahot?368 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahot in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gahot?94.9% (Census 2011)