# Dairon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Dairon

Dairon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144527**. The 2011 Census counted **419 people in 82 households**, the 237th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 419people (2011)
- 82households
- 81.5%literacy
- 144527PIN code

## Dairon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dairon is 144527.** Dairon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144527
- Gram panchayatDairon
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031975

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

## How far is Dairon from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)3 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 Dairon?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dairon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nawanshahr
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Nawanshahr
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)11 h summer · 8 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 Dairon known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 138 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 Dairon

Of every 100 households in Dairon in 2011, 98 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 76 a two-wheeler and 22 a car.

■ Dairon · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**38%

Tap water ****20%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****67%**

**52%

Use banking services ****89%**

**84%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****76%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****22%**

**9%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Dairon?

■ Dairon · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.5%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****887**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****364**

**890

Working population ****29.6%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.5% for men and 77.2% for women. 52% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (10%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 47 (38%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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

- Helar436 people
- Raipur Gujjran435 people
- Kukowal424 people
- Khushalpur421 people
- Dhakon407 people
- Hyatpur399 people
- Kanger394 people
- Kotla367 people

[All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dairon?144527
- How far is Dairon from Hoshiarpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Dairon?419 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dairon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dairon?81.5% (Census 2011)