# Badhan Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/badhan/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Badhan Badhan is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **544 people in 108 households**, the 194th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 544people (2011) - 108households - 77.9%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Badhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Badhan is 144214.** Badhan falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatBadhan - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031243 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Badhan from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)85 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)14 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 Badhan? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Badhan; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Budha Bar - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Badhan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 81% of the 79 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Badhan Of every 100 households in Badhan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Badhan · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **96% Toilet within the home ****42%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **56% Tap water ****86%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****67%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****44%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****56%** **44% Use banking services ****50%** **84% Television ****76%** **83% Mobile phone ****50%** **73% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****43%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **5% None of these assets ****10%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Badhan? ■ Badhan · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.9%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964** **851 Working population ****32.0%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.6% for men and 74.3% for women. 57% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 36 (21%) · **■** Other work 133 (76%) · **■** Marginal 5 (3%) 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 Mukerian - Gagar548 people - Waziran548 people - Pind Sahibka547 people - Godho546 people - Khush Nagar543 people - Sohali535 people - Balhaddah527 people - Bhatoli526 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Badhan?144214 - How far is Badhan from Hoshiarpur?85 km by road - What is the population of Badhan?544 (Census 2011) - Which district is Badhan in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Badhan?77.9% (Census 2011)