# Dakoon Village, Kumharsain, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

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Village · Kumharsain, Shimla 

# Dakoon

Dakoon is a village in Kumharsain sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171213**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 62 households**, the 49th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.3%.

- 278people (2011)
- 62households
- 66.9%literacy
- 171213PIN code

## Dakoon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakoon is 171213.** Dakoon falls in Kumharsain sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171213
- Community development blockNarkanda
- Census village code023977

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

## How far is Dakoon from nearby towns?

- Kumharsain (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)70 km by road
- Narkanda (nearest town)11 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 Dakoon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dakoon; 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
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Narkanda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumharsain
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- 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 Dakoon known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and apple**. About 26% of the 151 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 Dakoon

Of every 100 households in Dakoon in 2011, 90 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dakoon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**18%

Tap water ****94%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**60%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**72%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**26%

Use banking services ****71%**

**87%

Television ****61%**

**77%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**9%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****92%**

**87%

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 Dakoon?

■ Dakoon · ■ Kumharsain rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%**

**84.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****688**

**935

Working population ****34.2%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 61.3% for women. 52% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 62 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (19%) · **■** Other work 15 (16%)

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 Kumharsain

- Madhawani292 people
- Talha292 people
- Kopri288 people
- Malendi284 people
- Lathi276 people
- Kirti275 people
- Nehri275 people
- Arot274 people

[All 186 villages in Kumharsain](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/kumharsain/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakoon?171213
- How far is Dakoon from Shimla?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dakoon?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakoon in?Shimla district (Kumharsain sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dakoon?66.9% (Census 2011)