# Jhakandon Village, Ronhat, Sirmaur (Himachal Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/ronhat/jhakandon/ Village · Ronhat, Sirmaur # Jhakandon Jhakandon is a village in Ronhat sub-district of Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh, PIN code **173027**. The 2011 Census counted **1,990 people in 244 households**, the 2nd largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%. - 1,990people (2011) - 244households - 66.8%literacy - 173027PIN code ## Jhakandon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Jhakandon is 173027.** Jhakandon falls in Ronhat sub-district, Sirmaur district, Himachal Pradesh. - PIN code173027 - Community development blockShillai - Census village code023479 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Jhakandon from nearby towns? - Ronhat (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nahan (district HQ)133 km by road - Paonta Sahib (nearest town)88 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 Jhakandon? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Jhakandon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nainidhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Shilai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shilai - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated 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 Jhakandon known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and pulses**. About 16% of the 735 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Jhakandon Of every 100 households in Jhakandon in 2011, 92 had electricity, 44 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Jhakandon · ■ Ronhat rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****44%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **56% Tap water ****91%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **90% Use banking services ****88%** **75% Television ****34%** **36% Mobile phone ****76%** **82% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **0% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Jhakandon? ■ Jhakandon · ■ Ronhat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%** **69.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **875 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940** **931 Working population ****37.7%** **67.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 57% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 458 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 134 (18%) · **■** Marginal 156 (21%) 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 Ronhat - Rasat2,336 people - Panog1,536 people - Naina1,508 people - Borar1,438 people - Halan1,340 people [All 22 villages in Ronhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/himachal-pradesh/sirmaur/ronhat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Jhakandon?173027 - How far is Jhakandon from Nahan?133 km by road - What is the population of Jhakandon?1,990 (Census 2011) - Which district is Jhakandon in?Sirmaur district (Ronhat sub-district), Himachal Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Jhakandon?66.8% (Census 2011)