# Dihana Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/dihana/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Dihana Dihana is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144406**. The 2011 Census counted **2,001 people in 440 households**, the 30th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 2,001people (2011) - 440households - 80.7%literacy - 144406PIN code ## Dihana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dihana is 144406.** Dihana falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144406 - Gram panchayatDihana7 - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031761 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dihana from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)24 km by road - Hoshiarpur (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 Dihana? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Dihana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bham - ○Degree college10+ km · Garhshankar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Dihana known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 86% of the 623 hectares of village land is sown, and 513 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 Dihana Of every 100 households in Dihana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Dihana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****64%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **38% Tap water ****90%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****91%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****50%** **52% Use banking services ****75%** **84% Television ****91%** **86% Mobile phone ****75%** **77% Computer with internet ****6%** **3% Two-wheeler ****49%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **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 Dihana? ■ Dihana · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **890 Working population ****42.5%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 74.2% for women. 55% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 92 (11%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 391 (46%) · **■** Marginal 233 (27%) 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 - Dagam2,174 people - Todarpur Urf Theh Pachrali2,075 people - Mazara Dingrian2,028 people - Tuto Mazara2,003 people - Satnaur1,997 people - Badesron1,995 people - Padrana1,911 people - Rurki Khas1,866 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dihana?144406 - How far is Dihana from Hoshiarpur?24 km by road - What is the population of Dihana?2,001 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dihana in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dihana?80.7% (Census 2011)