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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Dandian

Dandian is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144406**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 164 households**, the 188th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 658people (2011)
- 164households
- 87.9%literacy
- 144406PIN code

## Dandian PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dandian is 144406.** Dandian falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144406
- Gram panchayatDandian
- Community development blockMahilpur
- Census village code031776

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

## How far is Dandian from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)24 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 Dandian?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dandian; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dandian known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Dandian

Of every 100 households in Dandian in 2011, 99 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 11 a car.

■ Dandian · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**38%

Tap water ****33%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****17%**

**52%

Use banking services ****98%**

**84%

Television ****88%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****82%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****65%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****11%**

**9%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dandian?

■ Dandian · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**890

Working population ****21.4%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.6% for men and 85.5% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 28 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 105 (74%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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 Garhshankar

- Dugri663 people
- Tajewal663 people
- Suna661 people
- Kunail660 people
- Bhulewal Rathan651 people
- Akalgarh649 people
- Majari636 people
- Kaindowal633 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dandian?144406
- How far is Dandian from Hoshiarpur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dandian?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandian in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dandian?87.9% (Census 2011)