# Dagam Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/dagam/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Dagam Dagam is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **2,174 people in 468 households**, the 26th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,174people (2011) - 468households - 81.1%literacy - 144527PIN code ## Dagam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dagam is 144527.** Dagam falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144527 - Gram panchayatDagam - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031973 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dagam from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)43 km by road - Garhshankar (nearest town)5 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 Dagam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dagam; 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 - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Dagam known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 93% of the 600 hectares of village land is sown, and 559 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 Dagam Of every 100 households in Dagam in 2011, 98 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Dagam · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **98% Toilet within the home ****59%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **38% Tap water ****29%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **52% Use banking services ****69%** **84% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****78%** **77% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% 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 Dagam? ■ Dagam · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****685** **890 Working population ****28.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 75.6% for women. 50% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (8%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 370 (60%) · **■** Marginal 36 (6%) 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 - Mehindwani2,361 people - Bilron2,325 people - Panam2,277 people - Mugowal2,186 people - Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali2,075 people - Mazara Dingrian2,028 people - Tuto Mazara2,003 people - Dihana2,001 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dagam?144527 - How far is Dagam from Hoshiarpur?43 km by road - What is the population of Dagam?2,174 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dagam in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dagam?81.1% (Census 2011)