# Dhowk Village, Thanamandi, Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/dhowk/ Village · Thanamandi, Rajouri # Dhowk Dhowk is a village in Thanamandi sub-district of Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir, PIN code **185212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 283 households**, the 20th largest of 32 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 1,432people (2011) - 283households - 57.0%literacy - 185212PIN code ## Dhowk PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhowk is 185212.** Dhowk falls in Thanamandi sub-district, Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir. - PIN code185212 - Gram panchayatDhowk - Community development blockThanamandi - Census village code001279 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhowk from nearby towns? - Thanamandi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Rajouri (district HQ)26 km by road - Thanamandi (nearest town)4 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 Dhowk? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhowk; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thanamandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajouri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajouri - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 7 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 Dhowk known for? The main crops are **maize, wheat and paddy**. Products made here include chain stich. About 35% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Dhowk Of every 100 households in Dhowk in 2011, 76 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhowk · ■ Thanamandi rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **79% Toilet within the home ****2%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****29%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **83% Use banking services ****26%** **48% Television ****1%** **17% Mobile phone ****38%** **48% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****49%** **33% 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 Dhowk? ■ Dhowk · ■ Thanamandi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.0%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****850** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814** **863 Working population ****44.3%** **37.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.8% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 152 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 168 (26%) · **■** Marginal 312 (49%) 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 Thanamandi - Palangar2,240 people - Samsamat2,003 people - Azmat Abad1,554 people - Bidha Kanna1,488 people - Dara1,397 people - Narojal1,347 people - Majhur1,099 people - Karyot906 people [All 32 villages in Thanamandi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jammu-and-kashmir/rajouri/thanamandi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhowk?185212 - How far is Dhowk from Rajouri?26 km by road - What is the population of Dhowk?1,432 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhowk in?Rajouri district (Thanamandi sub-district), Jammu and Kashmir - What is the literacy rate of Dhowk?57.0% (Census 2011)