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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Gurala

Gurala is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144202**. The 2011 Census counted **448 people in 114 households**, the 245th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 448people (2011)
- 114households
- 78.0%literacy
- 144202PIN code

## Gurala PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurala is 144202.** Gurala falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144202
- Gram panchayatGurala
- Community development blockTanda
- Census village code030659

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

## How far is Gurala from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (nearest town)10 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 Gurala?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gurala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhulpur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Urmar Tanda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tanda
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tanda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Gurala known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 92% of the 96 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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 Gurala

Of every 100 households in Gurala in 2011, 100 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Gurala · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****12%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**35%

Use banking services ****100%**

**85%

Television ****96%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**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 Gurala?

■ Gurala · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****625**

**827

Working population ****24.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 70.4% for women. 49% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 43 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (57%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Bahadurpur456 people
- Chak Kasim456 people
- Bhambowal452 people
- Kattowal450 people
- Sahu Ka Pind434 people
- Madda431 people
- Kaira430 people
- Salempur422 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurala?144202
- How far is Gurala from Hoshiarpur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gurala?448 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurala in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Gurala?78.0% (Census 2011)