# Dana Dhakran Village, Mandi, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir)

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Village · Mandi, Punch 

# Dana Dhakran

Dana Dhakran is a village in Mandi sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185102**. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 129 households**, the 28th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.3%.

- 875people (2011)
- 129households
- 66.1%literacy
- 185102PIN code

## Dana Dhakran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dana Dhakran is 185102.** Dana Dhakran falls in Mandi sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir.

- PIN code185102
- Gram panchayatDhara
- Community development blockMandi
- Census village code001175

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

## How far is Dana Dhakran from nearby towns?

- Mandi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Punch (district HQ)20 km by road
- Punch (nearest town)20 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 Dana Dhakran?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mandi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Punch
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 14 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 Dana Dhakran known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 34% of the 148 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 Dana Dhakran

Of every 100 households in Dana Dhakran in 2011, 26 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dana Dhakran · ■ Mandi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**57%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****66%**

**72%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**81%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****68%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dana Dhakran?

■ Dana Dhakran · ■ Mandi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.1%**

**57.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**905

Working population ****24.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 53.1% for women. 44% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (8%) · **■** Marginal 196 (90%)

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 Mandi

- Dhangri1,189 people
- Chilla1,046 people
- Atoli917 people
- Kehnu897 people
- Pindi875 people
- Kalani848 people
- Gali Nag763 people
- Chak Rara730 people

[All 37 villages in Mandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/mandi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dana Dhakran?185102
- How far is Dana Dhakran from Punch?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dana Dhakran?875 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dana Dhakran in?Punch district (Mandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir
- What is the literacy rate of Dana Dhakran?66.1% (Census 2011)
