# Dhanaka Village, Nowshehra, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/dhanaka/ Village · Nowshehra, Rajouri # Dhanaka Dhanaka is a village in Nowshehra sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185151**. The 2011 Census counted **1,062 people in 287 households**, the 33rd largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,062people (2011) - 287households - 85.5%literacy - 185151PIN code ## Dhanaka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhanaka is 185151.** Dhanaka falls in Nowshehra sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185151 - Gram panchayatLangar - Community development blockNowshehra - Census village code001596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanaka from nearby towns? - Nowshera (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)48 km by road - Nowshera (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 Dhanaka? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary school5–10 km · Nowshera - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Numal - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 6 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 Dhanaka known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. About 41% of the 306 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dhanaka Of every 100 households in Dhanaka in 2011, 95 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhanaka · ■ Nowshehra rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **88% Toilet within the home ****54%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **84% Tap water ****62%** **37% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **74% Use banking services ****100%** **81% Television ****69%** **47% Mobile phone ****73%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhanaka? ■ Dhanaka · ■ Nowshehra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949** **863 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****753** **841 Working population ****27.6%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.0% for men and 78.0% for women. 48% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 203 (69%) · **■** Marginal 76 (26%) 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 Nowshehra - Bhajnoa1,221 people - Dhing1,167 people - Chak Jaralan1,157 people - Qila Darhal1,157 people - Man Pur875 people - Thil Hakima831 people - Dura Hala830 people - Kalal830 people [All 56 villages in Nowshehra](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/nowshehra/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanaka?185151 - How far is Dhanaka from Rajouri?48 km by road - What is the population of Dhanaka?1,062 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanaka in?Rajouri district (Nowshehra sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhanaka?85.5% (Census 2011)