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- LGD code
- 30732
- Pincode
- 144221
- Post office
- Hajipur
- Population
- 597
- Households
- 107
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Sex ratio
- 837 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 173
Census 2011 · in context
How Kawan (496) compares
By population, Kawan (496) ranks #115 of 266 villages in Dasua mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.8%
−12.5% vs mandal average
- Kawan (496)
- 62.8%
- Dasua mandal
- 75.3%
- Hoshiarpur district
- 75.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
837
−149 vs mandal average
- Kawan (496)
- 837
- Dasua mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.9 vs mandal average
- Kawan (496)
- 5.6
- Dasua mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kawan (496) at a glance
Kawan (496) is a village of 597 people in 107 households (Census 2011) in Dasua tehsil, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, the 115th-largest of 266 villages in Dasua tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 75% and the sex ratio is 837 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 144221, served by Hajipur post office; the LGD village code is 30732. The population is estimated at 704 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Kawan (496)
- LGD code
- 30732
- Pincode
- 144221
- Post office
- Hajipur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 597
- Population (projected 2026)
- 704
- Households
- 107
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 837
- Literacy rate
- 62.8%
- Block / Mandal
- Dasua
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 144221
- Terkiana (204)Dasua mandal3,743 pop
- Bodal (93)Dasua mandal2,928 pop
- Ghogra (183)Dasua mandal2,751 pop
- Jhingar Kalan (92)Dasua mandal2,357 pop
- Johal (33)Dasua mandal2,060 pop
- Safdarpur (478)Dasua mandal1,955 pop
- Himmatpur (205)Dasua mandal1,860 pop
- Lamin (194)Dasua mandal1,573 pop
- Nihalpur (114)Dasua mandal1,483 pop
Other villages in Dasua mandal
View all 60+ →- Terkiana (204)
- Bala (122)
- Badla (626)
- Unchi Bassi (195)
- Bodal (93)
- Ghogra (183)
- Jhingar Kalan (92)
- Argowal (10)
- Johal (33)
- Usman Shahid (142)
- Safdarpur (478)
- Dhugga Kalan (31)
- Himmatpur (205)
- Panwan (109)
- Chak Mehra (137)
- Pandori Atwalan (440)
- Chak Bamun (491)
- Chhangla (127)
- Behbowal (224)
- Daffer (1)
- Dadial (640)
- Randhawa (96)
- Lamin (194)
- Sansarpur (646)
- Pandori Araian (118)
- Nihalpur (114)
- Jalota (135)
- Alampur (499)
- Gondpur (42)
- Passi Kandi (159)
- Bhanowal (451)
- Jamsher Chathial (453)
- Naraingarh (147)
- Makoowal (649)
- Koi (462)
- Chohak (22)
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)