# Dhakha Village, Dhanera, Banas Kantha (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhanera, Banas Kantha 

# Dhakha

Dhakha is a village in Dhanera sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code **385310**. The 2011 Census counted **6,604 people in 1,070 households**, the 2nd largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 6,604people (2011)
- 1,070households
- 58.6%literacy
- 385310PIN code

## Dhakha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakha is 385310.** Dhakha falls in Dhanera sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.

- PIN code385310
- Gram panchayatDhakha
- Community development blockDhanera
- Census village code507651

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

## How far is Dhakha from nearby towns?

- Dhanera (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ)69 km by road
- Dhanera (nearest town)9 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 Dhakha?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhanera
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Deesa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dhakha known for?

The main crops are **pearlmillet/bajra, wheat and clusterbean**. About 87% of the 2,537 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,320 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 Dhakha

Of every 100 households in Dhakha in 2011, 67 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhakha · ■ Dhanera rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**94%

Tap water ****20%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**96%

Use banking services ****79%**

**56%

Television ****15%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****95%**

**95%

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 Dhakha?

■ Dhakha · ■ Dhanera rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****880**

**884

Working population ****35.6%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 42.9% for women. 52% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,238 (53%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 338 (14%) · **■** Marginal 512 (22%)

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 Dhanera

- Khimat9,483 people
- Thawar6,005 people
- Nenava5,773 people
- Jadiya5,373 people
- Malotra5,151 people

[All 77 villages in Dhanera](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/banas-kantha/dhanera/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakha?385310
- How far is Dhakha from Palanpur?69 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakha?6,604 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakha in?Banas Kantha district (Dhanera sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakha?58.6% (Census 2011)