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

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Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur 

# Thaker

Thaker is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144207**. The 2011 Census counted **495 people in 105 households**, the 222nd largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%.

- 495people (2011)
- 105households
- 83.9%literacy
- 144207PIN code

## Thaker PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144207
- Gram panchayatThaker
- Community development blockDasua
- Census village code030940

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

## How far is Thaker from nearby towns?

- Dasua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dasua (nearest town)7 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 Thaker?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Panwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Thaker known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 74% of the 148 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Thaker

Of every 100 households in Thaker in 2011, 98 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 68 a two-wheeler and 15 a car.

■ Thaker · ■ Dasua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****50%**

**38%

Tap water ****21%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**89%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**63%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**35%

Use banking services ****94%**

**85%

Television ****98%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****68%**

**55%

Car / jeep / van ****15%**

**10%

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

**3%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Thaker?

■ Thaker · ■ Dasua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.9%**

**83.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**827

Working population ****26.5%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 81.0% for women. 51% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 63 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 67 (51%)

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

- Dulminwal502 people
- Kakoa502 people
- Baranda498 people
- Dhaddar497 people
- Dholowal492 people
- Kotli489 people
- Katohar486 people
- Jhaj485 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thaker?144207
- How far is Thaker from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Thaker?495 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thaker in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Thaker?83.9% (Census 2011)