# Dada Khas Village, Jaswan, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Jaswan, Kangra 

# Dada Khas

Dada Khas is a village in Jaswan sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **177106**. The 2011 Census counted **918 people in 201 households**, the 5th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 87.1%.

- 918people (2011)
- 201households
- 91.3%literacy
- 177106PIN code

## Dada Khas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dada Khas is 177106.** Dada Khas falls in Jaswan sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code177106
- Community development blockPragpur
- Census village code010696

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

## How far is Dada Khas from nearby towns?

- Kotla Khas (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Dera Gopipur (nearest town)25 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 Dada Khas?

27 services counted by the Census are inside Dada Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 4 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 3 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhaliyara
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dada Khas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, pulses and wheat**. About 43% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 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 Dada Khas

Of every 100 households in Dada Khas in 2011, 100 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dada Khas · ■ Jaswan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**61%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**38%

Tap water ****100%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%**

**73%

Use banking services ****97%**

**95%

Television ****86%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**18%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**11%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Dada Khas?

■ Dada Khas · ■ Jaswan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.3%**

**87.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1077**

**1044

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****651**

**821

Working population ****75.1%**

**65.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.3% for men and 87.8% for women. 72% of men and 78% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (27%) · **■** Marginal 473 (69%)

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 Jaswan

- Sansar Pur1,490 people
- Nari1,159 people
- Jakhdhar1,058 people
- Gurnwar974 people
- Kuthera872 people
- Reri784 people
- Sawana Nichla774 people
- Landyara671 people

[All 100 villages in Jaswan](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jaswan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dada Khas?177106
- How far is Dada Khas from Dharmsala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Dada Khas?918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dada Khas in?Kangra district (Jaswan sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dada Khas?91.3% (Census 2011)
