# Dakana Village, Talaja, Bhavnagar (Gujarat) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/dakana/ Village · Talaja, Bhavnagar # Dakana Dakana is a village in Talaja sub-district of Bhavnagar district, Gujarat, PIN code **364140**. The 2011 Census counted **3,134 people in 574 households**, the 30th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 3,134people (2011) - 574households - 66.1%literacy - 364140PIN code ## Dakana PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dakana is 364140.** Dakana falls in Talaja sub-district, Bhavnagar district, Gujarat. - PIN code364140 - Gram panchayatDakana - Community development blockTalaja - Census village code516634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakana from nearby towns? - Talaja (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Bhavnagar (district HQ)57 km by road - Talaja (nearest town)5 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 Dakana? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dakana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talaja - ○Degree college5–10 km · Talaja - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Talaja - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Dakana known for? The main crops are **cotton, ground nut and pearlmillet/bajra**. About 66% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 292 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 Dakana Of every 100 households in Dakana in 2011, 71 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dakana · ■ Talaja rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **84% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **78% Tap water ****94%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **95% Use banking services ****26%** **42% Television ****12%** **32% Mobile phone ****59%** **72% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **31% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **15% Own their home ****98%** **94% 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 Dakana? ■ Dakana · ■ Talaja rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918** **955 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946** **922 Working population ****52.8%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.3% for men and 49.5% for women. 63% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 231 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 450 (27%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 218 (13%) · **■** Marginal 746 (45%) 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 Talaja - Sonsiya3,467 people - Mathavda3,349 people - Ralgon3,192 people - Ambla3,141 people - Kathava2,972 people - Royal2,955 people - Pingali2,898 people - Sankhadasar No.12,821 people [All 113 villages in Talaja](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/bhavnagar/talaja/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakana?364140 - How far is Dakana from Bhavnagar?57 km by road - What is the population of Dakana?3,134 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakana in?Bhavnagar district (Talaja sub-district), Gujarat - What is the literacy rate of Dakana?66.1% (Census 2011)