# Dakana Village, Theog, Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Theog, Shimla 

# Dakana

Dakana is a village in Theog sub-district of Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **171201**. The 2011 Census counted **177 people in 40 households**, the 194th largest of 446 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.7%.

- 177people (2011)
- 40households
- 86.1%literacy
- 171201PIN code

## Dakana PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakana is 171201.** Dakana falls in Theog sub-district, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh.

- PIN code171201
- Community development blockTheog
- Census village code025006

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

## How far is Dakana from nearby towns?

- Theog (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Shimla (district HQ)43 km by road
- Theog (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 Dakana?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dakana; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Matiana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Theog
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Theog
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river 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 Dakana known for?

The main crops are **vegetables**. About 3% of the 118 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 Dakana

Of every 100 households in Dakana in 2011, 98 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 20 a car.

■ Dakana · ■ Theog rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**47%

Tap water ****78%**

**75%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**48%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****22%**

**51%

Use banking services ****76%**

**75%

Television ****80%**

**67%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**83%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****20%**

**8%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****93%**

**88%

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 Dakana?

■ Dakana · ■ Theog rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%**

**83.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1375**

**908

Working population ****69.5%**

**58.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.7% for men and 81.7% for women. 66% of men and 73% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 10 (8%) · **■** Marginal 71 (58%)

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 Theog

- Shiwa182 people
- Taragaon181 people
- Palana180 people
- Shari180 people
- Bakhrna176 people
- Bagain173 people
- Kundli172 people
- Noli172 people

[All 486 villages in Theog](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/shimla/theog/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakana?171201
- How far is Dakana from Shimla?43 km by road
- What is the population of Dakana?177 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakana in?Shimla district (Theog sub-district), Himachal Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dakana?86.1% (Census 2011)