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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Mahal

Mahal is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **116 people in 16 households**, the 357th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 116people (2011)
- 16households
- 57.6%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Mahal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahal is 144207.** Mahal falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatBhatian
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030866

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

## How far is Mahal from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Urmar Tanda (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 Mahal?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ambala Jattan
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Mahal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 89% of the 100 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 Mahal

Of every 100 households in Mahal in 2011, 83 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Mahal · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**35%

Use banking services ****0%**

**85%

Television ****25%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****100%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****0%**

**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 Mahal?

■ Mahal · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****758**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**827

Working population ****57.8%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 70% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 45 (67%) · **■** Other work 19 (28%) · **■** Marginal 3 (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

- Salohar136 people
- Chahal135 people
- Jitabaid126 people
- Gazi Bhatoli124 people
- Munak113 people
- Biru Chak110 people
- Chhaurian108 people
- Manak108 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahal?144207
- How far is Mahal from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mahal?116 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahal in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Mahal?57.6% (Census 2011)