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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Malhian

Malhian is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **229 people in 50 households**, the 322nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 229people (2011)
- 50households
- 84.8%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Malhian PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatMalhian
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030881

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

## How far is Malhian from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)35 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 Malhian?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Malhian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Malhian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 70% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Malhian

Of every 100 households in Malhian in 2011, 96 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 52 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Malhian · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**38%

Tap water ****2%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****52%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****48%**

**35%

Use banking services ****88%**

**85%

Television ****92%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**55%

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

**10%

None of these assets ****2%**

**3%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Malhian?

■ Malhian · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****832**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**827

Working population ****32.3%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 78.9% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (31%) · **■** Marginal 49 (66%)

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

- Kolian245 people
- Khokhar240 people
- Jhajji Pind232 people
- Balla229 people
- Salahpur229 people
- Shekhupur Kalan226 people
- Alawal Isa223 people
- Bhekhowal223 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malhian?144207
- How far is Malhian from Hoshiarpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Malhian?229 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malhian in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Malhian?84.8% (Census 2011)