# Dhurkot Village, Tapa, Barnala (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/dhurkot/ Village · Tapa, Barnala # Dhurkot Dhurkot is a village in Tapa sub-district of Barnala district, Punjab, PIN code **148107**. The 2011 Census counted **5,473 people in 1,018 households**, the 8th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 5,473people (2011) - 1,018households - 57.9%literacy - 148107PIN code ## Dhurkot PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhurkot is 148107.** Dhurkot falls in Tapa sub-district, Barnala district, Punjab. - PIN code148107 - Gram panchayatDhurkot - Community development blockBarnala - Census village code040043 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhurkot from nearby towns? - Tapa (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Barnala (district HQ)19 km by road - Tapa (nearest town)12 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 Dhurkot? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Barnala - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pakho - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barnala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Dhurkot known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 92% of the 1,889 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,734 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 Dhurkot Of every 100 households in Dhurkot in 2011, 95 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Dhurkot · ■ Tapa rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****68%** **78% No toilet (open defecation) ****30%** **19% Tap water ****8%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **30% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **64% Use banking services ****60%** **58% Television ****66%** **74% Mobile phone ****67%** **70% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****14%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Dhurkot? ■ Dhurkot · ■ Tapa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **842 Working population ****41.1%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.2% for men and 55.6% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 818 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 481 (21%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 482 (21%) · **■** Marginal 452 (20%) 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 Tapa - Mauran7,197 people - Mauran6,557 people - Rura Kalan6,154 people - Talewal5,974 people - Ugoke5,411 people - Dhilwan5,342 people - Bhila4,502 people - Tajoke4,358 people [All 50 villages in Tapa](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/barnala/tapa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhurkot?148107 - How far is Dhurkot from Barnala?19 km by road - What is the population of Dhurkot?5,473 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhurkot in?Barnala district (Tapa sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhurkot?57.9% (Census 2011)