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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Darapur

Darapur is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **211 people in 49 households**, the 268th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 211people (2011)
- 49households
- 79.1%literacy
- 144532PIN code

## Darapur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Darapur is 144532.** Darapur falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144532
- Gram panchayatDarapur
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code031986

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

## How far is Darapur 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 Darapur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Darapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Panam
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Garhshanker
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Garhshankar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 16 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 Darapur known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Darapur

Of every 100 households in Darapur in 2011, 100 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 59 a two-wheeler and 29 a car.

■ Darapur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**38%

Tap water ****0%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**52%

Use banking services ****92%**

**84%

Television ****86%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****10%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****59%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****29%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Darapur?

■ Darapur · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933**

**890

Working population ****31.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 73.6% for women. 53% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 19 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 20 (30%) · **■** Marginal 26 (39%)

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

- Dholron264 people
- Badhel260 people
- Matton235 people
- Chahar212 people
- Chak Natha208 people
- Untwal202 people
- Kukran197 people
- Bariana193 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Darapur?144532
- How far is Darapur from Hoshiarpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Darapur?211 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Darapur in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Darapur?79.1% (Census 2011)