# Dandi Dhara Village, Surankote, Punch (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/dandi-dhara/ Village · Surankote, Punch # Dandi Dhara Dandi Dhara is a village in Surankote sub-district of Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185132**. The 2011 Census counted **1,965 people in 388 households**, the 25th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%. - 1,965people (2011) - 388households - 55.3%literacy - 185132PIN code ## Dandi Dhara PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dandi Dhara is 185132.** Dandi Dhara falls in Surankote sub-district, Punch district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185132 - Gram panchayatDandi Dhara - Community development blockSurankot - Census village code001250 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dandi Dhara from nearby towns? - Surankote (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Punch (district HQ)36 km by road - Surankote (nearest town)7 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 Dandi Dhara? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dandi Dhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ganthal - ○Degree college10+ km · Punch - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - 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 Dandi Dhara known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include nil, nil, nil and nil. About 33% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Dandi Dhara Of every 100 households in Dandi Dhara in 2011, 86 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dandi Dhara · ■ Surankote rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **66% Toilet within the home ****7%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **86% Tap water ****52%** **43% Drinking water within premises ****43%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **89% Use banking services ****53%** **61% Television ****2%** **12% Mobile phone ****39%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **1% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **36% 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 Dandi Dhara? ■ Dandi Dhara · ■ Surankote rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%** **60.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****751** **892 Working population ****52.2%** **32.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.3% for men and 38.4% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 174 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (1%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 176 (17%) · **■** Marginal 659 (64%) 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 Surankote - Dogey2,781 people - Traran Wali2,713 people - Sailan2,224 people - Behrangala2,204 people - Dundhak1,820 people - Dhara Mohara1,684 people - Buni Khet1,625 people - Sangliani1,483 people [All 34 villages in Surankote](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/punch/surankote/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dandi Dhara?185132 - How far is Dandi Dhara from Punch?36 km by road - What is the population of Dandi Dhara?1,965 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dandi Dhara in?Punch district (Surankote sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dandi Dhara?55.3% (Census 2011)