# Gambhowal Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/gambhowal/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Gambhowal Gambhowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,152 people in 247 households**, the 74th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,152people (2011) - 247households - 88.5%literacy - 144205PIN code ## Gambhowal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gambhowal is 144205.** Gambhowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144205 - Gram panchayatGambhowal - Community development blockDasua - Census village code030825 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gambhowal from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 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 Gambhowal? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Gambhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dasua - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jalandhar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Gambhowal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 69% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Gambhowal Of every 100 households in Gambhowal in 2011, 98 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Gambhowal · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****70%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **38% Tap water ****61%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****93%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **35% Use banking services ****83%** **85% Television ****89%** **88% Mobile phone ****88%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****64%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **10% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **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 Gambhowal? ■ Gambhowal · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.5%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **827 Working population ****29.2%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.7% for men and 84.5% for women. 47% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (9%) · **■** Household industry 21 (6%) · **■** Other work 127 (38%) · **■** Marginal 60 (18%) 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 - Nangal Khunga1,212 people - Koi1,203 people - Chohak1,177 people - Kaloya1,170 people - Feroze Rolia1,144 people - Fatehpur1,142 people - Ambala1,125 people - Dhadiala1,110 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gambhowal?144205 - How far is Gambhowal from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road - What is the population of Gambhowal?1,152 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gambhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Gambhowal?88.5% (Census 2011)