# Ganga Chak Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Ganga Chak

Ganga Chak is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **402 people in 87 households**, the 260th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 402people (2011)
- 87households
- 87.5%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Ganga Chak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ganga Chak is 144205.** Ganga Chak falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatGanga--Chak
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030751

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

## How far is Ganga Chak from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)47 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)7 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 Ganga Chak?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Ganga Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Himmatpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 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)8 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 Ganga Chak known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Ganga Chak

Of every 100 households in Ganga Chak in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Ganga Chak · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**38%

Tap water ****18%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****14%**

**35%

Use banking services ****83%**

**85%

Television ****90%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****49%**

**55%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****5%**

**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 Ganga Chak?

■ Ganga Chak · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.5%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**827

Working population ****24.4%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 84.0% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 34 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (36%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (27%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Neknampur414 people
- Sheikh413 people
- Bhagian412 people
- Jalal Nangal408 people
- Hamza402 people
- Ludhiani401 people
- Bagol Khurd390 people
- Sehge387 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ganga Chak?144205
- How far is Ganga Chak from Hoshiarpur?47 km by road
- What is the population of Ganga Chak?402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ganga Chak in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Ganga Chak?87.5% (Census 2011)