# Dhada Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/dhada/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Dhada Dhada is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144520**. The 2011 Census counted **2,453 people in 537 households**, the 19th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,453people (2011) - 537households - 81.4%literacy - 144520PIN code ## Dhada PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhada is 144520.** Dhada falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144520 - Gram panchayatDhada - Community development blockGarhshankar - Census village code031898 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhada from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)40 km by road - Kot Fatta (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 Dhada? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahilpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Dhada known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 64% of the 662 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Dhada Of every 100 households in Dhada in 2011, 99 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 13 a car. ■ Dhada · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **98% Toilet within the home ****57%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **38% Tap water ****53%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****74%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **52% Use banking services ****85%** **84% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****82%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****52%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****13%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dhada? ■ Dhada · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902** **890 Working population ****36.6%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.8% for men and 75.6% for women. 59% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 224 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 298 (33%) · **■** Marginal 296 (33%) 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 - Panjaur2,581 people - Bachhohi2,552 people - Ajnoha2,530 people - Barian Kalan2,462 people - Bhawanipur2,431 people - Maili2,383 people - Mehindwani2,361 people - Bilron2,325 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhada?144520 - How far is Dhada from Hoshiarpur?40 km by road - What is the population of Dhada?2,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhada in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhada?81.4% (Census 2011)