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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Dansiwal

Dansiwal is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144529**. The 2011 Census counted **954 people in 214 households**, the 134th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 954people (2011)
- 214households
- 84.1%literacy
- 144529PIN code

## Dansiwal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dansiwal is 144529.** Dansiwal falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144529
- Gram panchayatDansiwal
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031942

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

## How far is Dansiwal from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)32 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)9 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 Dansiwal?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Fatehpur Khurd
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dansiwal known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 69 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 Dansiwal

Of every 100 households in Dansiwal in 2011, 95 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 66 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 51 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Dansiwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**38%

Tap water ****98%**

**67%

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

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****66%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****34%**

**52%

Use banking services ****83%**

**84%

Television ****85%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****51%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****8%**

**9%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Dansiwal?

■ Dansiwal · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**890

Working population ****28.9%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 78.2% for women. 53% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 77 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (5%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (61%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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

- Nangal Khilarian968 people
- Bagwain962 people
- Kaharpur957 people
- Nurpur957 people
- Singhpur953 people
- Chak Rautan948 people
- Purkhowal944 people
- Sarhala Khurd944 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dansiwal?144529
- How far is Dansiwal from Hoshiarpur?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dansiwal?954 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dansiwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dansiwal?84.1% (Census 2011)