# Rara Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/rara/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Rara Rara is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,656 people in 354 households**, the 44th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,656people (2011) - 354households - 76.9%literacy - 144202PIN code ## Rara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rara is 144202.** Rara falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144202 - Gram panchayatRara - Community development blockTanda - Census village code030721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rara from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 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 Rara? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Rara; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jhawan - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Rara known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 73% of the 966 hectares of village land is sown, and 700 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 Rara Of every 100 households in Rara in 2011, 97 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Rara · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **97% Toilet within the home ****56%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****44%** **38% Tap water ****34%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **35% Use banking services ****73%** **85% Television ****85%** **88% Mobile phone ****67%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****47%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****11%** **10% None of these assets ****3%** **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 Rara? ■ Rara · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.9%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716** **827 Working population ****31.9%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 70.9% for women. 52% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 247 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (9%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 183 (35%) · **■** Marginal 48 (9%) 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 - Daffer1,748 people - Dadial1,732 people - Budhi Pind1,685 people - Bassi Jajal Khan1,668 people - Ralhan1,627 people - Randhawa1,596 people - Muradpur Narial1,575 people - Lamin1,573 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rara?144202 - How far is Rara from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Rara?1,656 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rara in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rara?76.9% (Census 2011)