# Shekhupur Kalan Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/shekhupur-kalan/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Shekhupur Kalan Shekhupur Kalan is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144305**. The 2011 Census counted **226 people in 45 households**, the 324th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 226people (2011) - 45households - 72.2%literacy - 144305PIN code ## Shekhupur Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Shekhupur Kalan is 144305.** Shekhupur Kalan falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144305 - Gram panchayatDehriwala - Community development blockBhunga - Census village code030854 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Shekhupur Kalan from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 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 Shekhupur Kalan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Shekhupur Kalan; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)14 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 Shekhupur Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Shekhupur Kalan Of every 100 households in Shekhupur Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 62 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 78 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Shekhupur Kalan · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****62%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****38%** **38% Tap water ****0%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **35% Use banking services ****93%** **85% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****93%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****78%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **10% None of these assets ****0%** **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 Shekhupur Kalan? ■ Shekhupur Kalan · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **827 Working population ****28.8%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 68.4% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 34 (52%) · **■** Other work 29 (45%) · **■** Marginal 2 (3%) 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 - Jhajji Pind232 people - Balla229 people - Malhian229 people - Salahpur229 people - Alawal Isa223 people - Bhekhowal223 people - Nagre216 people - Kotli215 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Shekhupur Kalan?144305 - How far is Shekhupur Kalan from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Shekhupur Kalan?226 (Census 2011) - Which district is Shekhupur Kalan in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Shekhupur Kalan?72.2% (Census 2011)