Village · Batala, Gurdaspur
# Dharamkot

Dharamkot is a village in Batala sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code 143505. The 2011 Census counted 373 people in 74 households, the 314th largest of 358 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.2%.
- 373 people (2011)
- 74 households
- 67.2% literacy
- 143505 PIN code

## Dharamkot PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dharamkot is 143505. Dharamkot falls in Batala sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab.
- PIN code 143505
- Gram panchayat Dharamkot
- Community development block Sri Hargobindpur
- Census village code 028617

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dharamkot from nearby towns?
- Batala (sub-district HQ) 19 km by road
- Gurdaspur (district HQ) 42 km by road
- Qadian (nearest town) 10 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dharamkot?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharamkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Batala
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Batala
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Batala
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dharamkot known for?

The main crops are sugarcane. About 90% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 78 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dharamkot

Of every 100 households in Dharamkot in 2011, 56 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 54 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Dharamkot · ■ Batala rural average
- Electricity for lighting 56% 93%
- Toilet within the home 36% 62%
- No toilet (open defecation) 64% 36%
- Tap water 3% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 87% 96%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 54% 41%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 46% 56%
- Use banking services 64% 59%
- Television 78% 83%
- Mobile phone 74% 71%
- Computer with internet 0% 2%
- Two-wheeler 43% 47%
- Car / jeep / van 6% 6%
- None of these assets 6% 4%
- Own their home 99% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dharamkot?

■ Dharamkot · ■ Batala rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.2% 73.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 847 908
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 667 798
- Working population 34.6% 33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 60.2% for women. 56% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 42 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 18 (14%) · ■ Other work 68 (53%) · ■ Marginal 1 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Batala
- Chak Wassan 398 people
- Malukwali 396 people
- Nawan Pind Barqiwala 395 people
- Khudi 388 people
- Shahpur Araian 366 people
- Balrampur 325 people
- Nawan Pind Mahmawala 324 people
- Nanak Chak 320 people

All 360 villages in Batala

## Other places named Dharamkot
- Dharamkot · Town, Moga · 19,057 people
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- Dharamkot · Village, Ajnala, Amritsar · 1,122 people
- Dharamkot · Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur · 504 people
- Dharamkot · Village, Patiala, Patiala · 425 people
- Dharam Kot · Village, Paonta Sahib, Sirmaur · 389 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dharamkot? 143505
- How far is Dharamkot from Gurdaspur? 42 km by road
- What is the population of Dharamkot? 373 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharamkot in? Gurdaspur district (Batala sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dharamkot? 67.2% (Census 2011)

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