# Dakoha Village, Batala, Gurdaspur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Batala, Gurdaspur 

# Dakoha

Dakoha is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143514**. The 2011 Census counted **4,066 people in 784 households**, the 12th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.

- 4,066people (2011)
- 784households
- 71.0%literacy
- 143514PIN code

## Dakoha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dakoha is 143514.** Dakoha falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.

- PIN code143514
- Gram panchayatDakoha
- Community development blockSri Hargobindpur
- Census village code028585

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dakoha from nearby towns?

- Batala (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ)61 km by road
- Sri Hargobindpur (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 Dakoha?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dakoha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Batala
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 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 Dakoha known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 90% of the 632 hectares of village land is sown, and 568 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 Dakoha

Of every 100 households in Dakoha in 2011, 96 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Dakoha · ■ Batala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**36%

Tap water ****10%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****93%**

**96%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**56%

Use banking services ****53%**

**59%

Television ****83%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**47%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**6%

None of these assets ****5%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dakoha?

■ Dakoha · ■ Batala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****744**

**798

Working population ****34.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 66.9% for women. 54% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 400 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 312 (22%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 376 (27%) · **■** Marginal 298 (21%)

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 Batala

- Veela Teja4,435 people
- Fatehgarh Churian4,387 people
- Dalla4,257 people
- Bham4,250 people
- Wadala Granthian4,015 people
- Marar3,899 people
- Dhadialanatt3,878 people
- Veela Bajju3,851 people

[All 360 villages in Batala](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/batala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dakoha?143514
- How far is Dakoha from Gurdaspur?61 km by road
- What is the population of Dakoha?4,066 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dakoha in?Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dakoha?71.0% (Census 2011)