# Dhesian Village, Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/dhesian/ Village · Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur # Dhesian Dhesian is a village in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **143511**. The 2011 Census counted **848 people in 163 households**, the 55th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 848people (2011) - 163households - 69.2%literacy - 143511PIN code ## Dhesian PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhesian is 143511.** Dhesian falls in Dera Baba Nanak sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code143511 - Gram panchayatDhesian - Community development blockDera Baba Nanak - Census village code028877 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhesian from nearby towns? - Dera Baba Nanak (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)50 km by road - Batala (nearest town)10 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 Dhesian? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhesian; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotli Surat Malhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Batala - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Batala - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhesian known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 92% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 133 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 Dhesian Of every 100 households in Dhesian in 2011, 99 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhesian · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **94% Toilet within the home ****52%** **59% No toilet (open defecation) ****48%** **40% Tap water ****42%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **96% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **58% Use banking services ****75%** **57% Television ****84%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **73% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****56%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **6% None of these assets ****2%** **5% 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 Dhesian? ■ Dhesian · ■ Dera Baba Nanak rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **898 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1130** **804 Working population ****32.9%** **34.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 63.4% for women. 57% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 22 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (67%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 47 (17%) 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 Dera Baba Nanak - Khushalpur927 people - Dhilwan911 people - Ransinke Tilla866 people - Gillanwali857 people - Shezada837 people - Paracha793 people - Talwandi Hinduan791 people - Abdal784 people [All 122 villages in Dera Baba Nanak](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dera-baba-nanak/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhesian?143511 - How far is Dhesian from Gurdaspur?50 km by road - What is the population of Dhesian?848 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhesian in?Gurdaspur district (Dera Baba Nanak sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhesian?69.2% (Census 2011)