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

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Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur 

# Dhamai

Dhamai is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144532**. The 2011 Census counted **1,424 people in 320 households**, the 57th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%.

- 1,424people (2011)
- 320households
- 81.4%literacy
- 144532PIN code

## Dhamai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code144532
- Gram panchayatDhamai
- Community development blockGarhshankar
- Census village code032056

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

## How far is Dhamai from nearby towns?

- Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Garhshankar (nearest town)10 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 Dhamai?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhamai known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 87% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 163 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 Dhamai

Of every 100 households in Dhamai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 54 a two-wheeler and 13 a car.

■ Dhamai · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****17%**

**38%

Tap water ****68%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**82%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**52%

Use banking services ****94%**

**84%

Television ****93%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**77%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****54%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****13%**

**9%

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

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhamai?

■ Dhamai · ■ Garhshankar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**81.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1073**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1255**

**890

Working population ****26.3%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 75.3% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 152 (41%) · **■** Marginal 44 (12%)

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

- Gondpur1,482 people
- Khanpur1,479 people
- Kalewal1,472 people
- Kukran1,453 people
- Rampur1,410 people
- Saila Kalan1,410 people
- Kukar Majara1,408 people
- Golian1,396 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhamai?144532
- How far is Dhamai from Hoshiarpur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamai?1,424 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamai in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamai?81.4% (Census 2011)
