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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Gandhowal

Gandhowal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146109**. The 2011 Census counted **267 people in 48 households**, the 310th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 267people (2011)
- 48households
- 74.8%literacy
- 146109PIN code

## Gandhowal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gandhowal is 146109.** Gandhowal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code146109
- Gram panchayatGandhowal
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030722

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

## How far is Gandhowal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)43 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (nearest town)12 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 Gandhowal?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Gandhowal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rara
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhawan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Gandhowal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 66% of the 555 hectares of village land is sown, and 369 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 Gandhowal

Of every 100 households in Gandhowal in 2011, 85 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 51 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 64 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Gandhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**38%

Tap water ****6%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****51%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**35%

Use banking services ****70%**

**85%

Television ****79%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****64%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Gandhowal?

■ Gandhowal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****854**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****706**

**827

Working population ****32.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 70.3% for women. 60% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 69 (79%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (20%)

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

- Chhaurian284 people
- Mannowal277 people
- Jhans276 people
- Kalyanpur274 people
- Basa262 people
- Darga Heri262 people
- Ghaian260 people
- Ado Chak253 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gandhowal?146109
- How far is Gandhowal from Hoshiarpur?43 km by road
- What is the population of Gandhowal?267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gandhowal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gandhowal?74.8% (Census 2011)