# Jhaj Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/jhaj/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Jhaj Jhaj is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144202**. The 2011 Census counted **485 people in 106 households**, the 226th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 485people (2011) - 106households - 85.7%literacy - 144202PIN code ## Jhaj PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhaj is 144202.** Jhaj falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144202 - Gram panchayatJhaj - Community development blockTanda - Census village code030694 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhaj from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)25 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 Jhaj? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Jhaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Community health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Munan - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Haizam - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Public bus service5–10 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 watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Jhaj known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 80% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Jhaj Of every 100 households in Jhaj in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 70 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 55 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Jhaj · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **97% Toilet within the home ****50%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **38% Tap water ****59%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****70%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%** **35% Use banking services ****74%** **85% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****55%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **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 Jhaj? ■ Jhaj · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.7%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167** **827 Working population ****31.5%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 81.2% for women. 53% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 39 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (20%) · **■** Other work 64 (42%) · **■** Marginal 19 (12%) 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 - Thaker495 people - Dholowal492 people - Kotli489 people - Katohar486 people - Galowal481 people - Lalewal478 people - Morian477 people - Kulla475 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhaj?144202 - How far is Jhaj from Hoshiarpur?25 km by road - What is the population of Jhaj?485 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhaj in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Jhaj?85.7% (Census 2011)