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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Ghaian

Ghaian is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 60 households**, the 313th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 260people (2011)
- 60households
- 81.3%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Ghaian PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatKotli--Khurd
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030766

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

## How far is Ghaian from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)50 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 Ghaian?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Ghaian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jand
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Safdarpur
- ○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
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Ghaian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Ghaian

Of every 100 households in Ghaian in 2011, 91 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 74 a two-wheeler and 14 a car.

■ Ghaian · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**38%

Tap water ****60%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****10%**

**35%

Use banking services ****95%**

**85%

Television ****96%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****74%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****14%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Ghaian?

■ Ghaian · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.3%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**827

Working population ****31.2%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 57% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 66 (81%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (9%) · **■** Marginal 7 (9%)

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

- Kalyanpur274 people
- Gandhowal267 people
- Basa262 people
- Darga Heri262 people
- Ado Chak253 people
- Jande253 people
- Mundian253 people
- Granthpur252 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ghaian?144205
- How far is Ghaian from Hoshiarpur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Ghaian?260 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghaian in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Ghaian?81.3% (Census 2011)