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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Gorsian

Gorsian is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144205**. The 2011 Census counted **868 people in 209 households**, the 114th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 868people (2011)
- 209households
- 83.3%literacy
- 144205PIN code

## Gorsian PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144205
- Gram panchayatGorsian
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030786

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

## How far is Gorsian from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)48 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)8 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 Gorsian?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pandori Araian
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- 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 Gorsian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 229 hectares of village land is sown, and 211 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 Gorsian

Of every 100 households in Gorsian in 2011, 100 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 96 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 70 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Gorsian · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

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

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****96%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%**

**35%

Use banking services ****99%**

**85%

Television ****99%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****91%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****70%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**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 Gorsian?

■ Gorsian · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****636**

**827

Working population ****22.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 82.1% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 97 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (39%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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

- Darapur890 people
- Garhdiwala889 people
- Berchha885 people
- Pul Pukhta875 people
- Sagran862 people
- Ghorewaha860 people
- Khokhar Dawa Khri859 people
- Kallowal853 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gorsian?144205
- How far is Gorsian from Hoshiarpur?48 km by road
- What is the population of Gorsian?868 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gorsian in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gorsian?83.3% (Census 2011)