# Dhirekot Village, Amritsar -I, Amritsar (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/dhirekot/ Village · Amritsar -I, Amritsar # Dhirekot Dhirekot is a village in Amritsar -I sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143149**. The 2011 Census counted **1,348 people in 248 households**, the 73rd largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%. - 1,348people (2011) - 248households - 75.1%literacy - 143149PIN code ## Dhirekot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhirekot is 143149.** Dhirekot falls in Amritsar -I sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143149 - Gram panchayatDhirekot - Community development blockJandiala Guru - Census village code037532 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhirekot from nearby towns? - Amritsar -I (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)10 km by road - Jandiala (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 Dhirekot? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhirekot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jandiala - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Jandiala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Dhirekot known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and cattle feed**. Products made here include tractor trolley,. About 89% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 221 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 Dhirekot Of every 100 households in Dhirekot in 2011, 98 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 56 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 49 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhirekot · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **95% Toilet within the home ****66%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **36% Tap water ****32%** **14% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **94% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****56%** **39% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **57% Use banking services ****54%** **56% Television ****90%** **83% Mobile phone ****74%** **69% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****49%** **43% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **98% 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 Dhirekot? ■ Dhirekot · ■ Amritsar -I rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%** **71.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****834** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****687** **818 Working population ****33.3%** **35.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 69.8% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 178 (40%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 99 (22%) · **■** Marginal 69 (15%) 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 Amritsar -I - Mehoka1,432 people - Wadali Dogran1,422 people - Rakh Devi Dasspura1,407 people - Hamja1,351 people - Rana Kala1,319 people - Nijjarpura1,296 people - Jand1,295 people - Ram Diwali Hinduan1,291 people [All 140 villages in Amritsar -I](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-i/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhirekot?143149 - How far is Dhirekot from Amritsar?10 km by road - What is the population of Dhirekot?1,348 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhirekot in?Amritsar district (Amritsar -I sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhirekot?75.1% (Census 2011)