# Dhaul Kalan Village, Amritsar- II, Amritsar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/dhaul-kalan/ Village · Amritsar- II, Amritsar # Dhaul Kalan Dhaul Kalan is a village in Amritsar- II sub-district of Amritsar district, Punjab, PIN code **143101**. The 2011 Census counted **2,860 people in 567 households**, the 29th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,860people (2011) - 567households - 70.4%literacy - 143101PIN code ## Dhaul Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhaul Kalan is 143101.** Dhaul Kalan falls in Amritsar- II sub-district, Amritsar district, Punjab. - PIN code143101 - Gram panchayatDhaul Kalan - Community development blockVerka - Census village code037628 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhaul Kalan from nearby towns? - Amritsar- Ii (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (district HQ)7 km by road - Amritsar (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 Dhaul Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaul Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Amritsar - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Amritsar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Amritsar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Dhaul Kalan known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. Products made here include tractor. About 83% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Dhaul Kalan Of every 100 households in Dhaul Kalan in 2011, 95 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 39 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Dhaul Kalan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****50%** **58% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **40% Tap water ****11%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **91% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **59% Use banking services ****32%** **42% Television ****74%** **82% Mobile phone ****75%** **64% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****39%** **39% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **7% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Dhaul Kalan? ■ Dhaul Kalan · ■ Amritsar- II rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873** **884 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **824 Working population ****33.0%** **36.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 56% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 197 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (5%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 612 (65%) · **■** Marginal 80 (8%) 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- II - Mahawa3,333 people - Khur Manian3,309 people - Bhakna kalan3,264 people - Sohian Khurd2,960 people - Chakmukand2,688 people - Mandiala2,421 people - Loharka Kalan2,391 people - Mode2,350 people [All 103 villages in Amritsar- II](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/amritsar/amritsar-ii/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhaul Kalan?143101 - How far is Dhaul Kalan from Amritsar?7 km by road - What is the population of Dhaul Kalan?2,860 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhaul Kalan in?Amritsar district (Amritsar- II sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhaul Kalan?70.4% (Census 2011)