# Thalakan Village, Khundian, Kangra (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Khundian, Kangra 

# Thalakan

Thalakan is a village in Khundian sub-district of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **176031**. The 2011 Census counted **423 people in 95 households**, the 12th largest of 216 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.7%.

- 423people (2011)
- 95households
- 88.1%literacy
- 176031PIN code

## Thalakan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Thalakan is 176031.** Thalakan falls in Khundian sub-district, Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code176031
- Community development blockDera
- Census village code010856

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

## How far is Thalakan from nearby towns?

- Khundian (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Dharmsala (district HQ)64 km by road
- Jawalamukhi (nearest town)14 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 Thalakan?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Surani
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Surani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jawalamukhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Thalakan known for?

The main crops are **maize and wheat**. About 23% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Thalakan

Of every 100 households in Thalakan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Thalakan · ■ Khundian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**57%

Tap water ****99%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%**

**83%

Use banking services ****100%**

**95%

Television ****93%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**84%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Thalakan?

■ Thalakan · ■ Khundian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**82.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**1055

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**899

Working population ****55.8%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.1% for men and 81.2% for women. 46% of men and 65% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 89 (38%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 139 (59%)

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 Khundian

- Kurera470 people
- Balahr460 people
- Ghandwar Khas451 people
- Galoti430 people
- Sarab Nati409 people
- Pukhru407 people
- Nahli396 people
- Chhont387 people

[All 229 villages in Khundian](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/kangra/khundian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Thalakan?176031
- How far is Thalakan from Dharmsala?64 km by road
- What is the population of Thalakan?423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Thalakan in?Kangra district (Khundian sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Thalakan?88.1% (Census 2011)