# Jhakota Village, Jawalamukhi, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/jhakota/ Village · Jawalamukhi, Kangra # Jhakota Jhakota is a village in Jawalamukhi sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176036**. The 2011 Census counted **260 people in 54 households**, the 59th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.4%. - 260people (2011) - 54households - 84.5%literacy - 176036PIN code ## Jhakota PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhakota is 176036.** Jhakota falls in Jawalamukhi sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code176036 - Community development blockDera - Census village code010495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhakota from nearby towns? - Jawalamukhi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Dharmsala (district HQ)63 km by road - Nadaun (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 Jhakota? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakota; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhadoli Kutiyara - ○Degree college5–10 km · Nadaun - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Berli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Jhakota known for? The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 87% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Jhakota Of every 100 households in Jhakota in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Jhakota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****68%** **66% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **34% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **64% Use banking services ****96%** **91% Television ****60%** **76% Mobile phone ****72%** **74% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **4% None of these assets ****9%** **9% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Jhakota? ■ Jhakota · ■ Jawalamukhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **87.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1261** **1073 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1929** **891 Working population ****63.5%** **65.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.1% for men and 76.3% for women. 69% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what **** **■** Other work 22 (13%) · **■** Marginal 143 (87%) 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 Jawalamukhi - Digar277 people - Darin275 people - Bhoran Chanalati269 people - Gahlian262 people - Barota259 people - Salehr255 people - Kopra253 people - Rajol Palahi249 people [All 134 villages in Jawalamukhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/jawalamukhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhakota?176036 - How far is Jhakota from Dharmsala?63 km by road - What is the population of Jhakota?260 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhakota in?Kangra district (Jawalamukhi sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhakota?84.5% (Census 2011)