# Jaokna Village, Dalhousie, Chamba (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Dalhousie, Chamba 

# Jaokna

Jaokna is a village in Dalhousie sub-district of Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176306**. The 2011 Census counted **70 people in 14 households**, the 109th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 70people (2011)
- 14households
- 68.7%literacy
- 176306PIN code

## Jaokna PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Jaokna is 176306.** Jaokna falls in Dalhousie sub-district, Chamba district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176306
- Community development blockBhattiyat
- Census village code007471

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

## How far is Jaokna from nearby towns?

- Dalhousie (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Chamba (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dalhousie (nearest town)18 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 Jaokna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Jaokna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bathri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banikhet
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chamba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Jaokna known for?

The main crops are **maize, wheat and barley**. About 24% of the 48 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 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 Jaokna

Of every 100 households in Jaokna in 2011, 93 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jaokna · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**36%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**53%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**63%

Use banking services ****100%**

**89%

Television ****79%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****7%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**10%

None of these assets ****14%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**85%

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 Jaokna?

■ Jaokna · ■ Dalhousie rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1012

Working population ****25.7%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.9% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 4 (22%) · **■** Marginal 14 (78%)

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 Dalhousie

- Khorti75 people
- Banu71 people
- Kasba Devi Dehra71 people
- Dharun70 people
- Bhotan64 people
- Sandhara63 people
- Sohar58 people
- Dabrehn48 people

[All 126 villages in Dalhousie](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/chamba/dalhousie/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Jaokna?176306
- How far is Jaokna from Chamba?34 km by road
- What is the population of Jaokna?70 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jaokna in?Chamba district (Dalhousie sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Jaokna?68.7% (Census 2011)