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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Sarain

Sarain is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 182 households**, the 104th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 940people (2011)
- 182households
- 83.6%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Sarain PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatSarain
- Community development blockBhunga
- Census village code030877

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

## How far is Sarain from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dasua (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 Sarain?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Budhi Pind
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Sarain known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 65% of the 242 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Sarain

Of every 100 households in Sarain in 2011, 94 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 62 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Sarain · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****44%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****56%**

**38%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****43%**

**35%

Use banking services ****89%**

**85%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****62%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**10%

None of these assets ****1%**

**3%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Sarain?

■ Sarain · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**827

Working population ****30.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.2% for men and 79.0% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 140 (49%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 65 (23%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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

- Toe Makhowal982 people
- Khurd975 people
- Jhingar Khurd956 people
- Mastiwal940 people
- Khangwari938 people
- Babak934 people
- Bahla934 people
- Ramdaspur926 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarain?144207
- How far is Sarain from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road
- What is the population of Sarain?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarain in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Sarain?83.6% (Census 2011)