# Badon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/badon/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Badon Badon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 361 households**, the 48th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 1,622people (2011) - 361households - 81.4%literacy - 144406PIN code ## Badon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badon is 144406.** Badon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144406 - Gram panchayatBadon - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031777 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badon from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)26 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)16 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 Badon? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Badon; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 14 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 Badon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 300 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 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 Badon Of every 100 households in Badon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Badon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****79%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****21%** **38% Tap water ****8%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****81%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****19%** **52% Use banking services ****89%** **84% Television ****92%** **86% Mobile phone ****81%** **77% Computer with internet ****4%** **3% Two-wheeler ****53%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **4% 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 Badon? ■ Badon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1074** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **890 Working population ****28.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 77.3% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 71 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 224 (48%) · **■** Marginal 44 (10%) 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 Garhshankar - Kitna1,675 people - Sadullapur Badhwan1,665 people - Mananhana1,641 people - Chauhra1,630 people - Dalewal1,574 people - Rampur1,547 people - Sarangwal1,534 people - Kalewal Bhagtan1,512 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badon?144406 - How far is Badon from Hoshiarpur?26 km by road - What is the population of Badon?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Badon?81.4% (Census 2011)