# Darkua Bangla Village, Dhar Kalan, Gurdaspur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/darkua-bangla/ Village · Dhar Kalan, Gurdaspur # Darkua Bangla Darkua Bangla is a village in Dhar Kalan sub-district of Gurdaspur district, Punjab, PIN code **145022**. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 80 households**, the 24th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%. - 422people (2011) - 80households - 79.2%literacy - 145022PIN code ## Darkua Bangla PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Darkua Bangla is 145022.** Darkua Bangla falls in Dhar Kalan sub-district, Gurdaspur district, Punjab. - PIN code145022 - Gram panchayatDarkua Bangla - Community development blockDhar Kalan - Census village code027375 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Darkua Bangla from nearby towns? - Dhar Kalan (sub-district HQ)28 km by road - Gurdaspur (district HQ)96 km by road - Pathankot (nearest town)13 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 Darkua Bangla? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Darkua Bangla; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sarti - ○Degree college10+ km · Niari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kot - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 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 Darkua Bangla known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 10% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Darkua Bangla Of every 100 households in Darkua Bangla in 2011, 89 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Darkua Bangla · ■ Dhar Kalan rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **94% Toilet within the home ****18%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **72% Tap water ****100%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **80% Use banking services ****99%** **83% Television ****82%** **73% Mobile phone ****75%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **12% Own their home ****100%** **90% 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 Darkua Bangla? ■ Darkua Bangla · ■ Dhar Kalan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.2%** **80.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966** **847 Working population ****31.0%** **29.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 73.8% for women. 55% of men and 4% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 5 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 61 (47%) · **■** Marginal 61 (47%) 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 Dhar Kalan - Dhar Khurd651 people - Darbahn527 people - Jalahar487 people - Faugli Mawa430 people - Hardo Saran368 people - Chamrour139 people - Bakhatpur101 people [All 27 villages in Dhar Kalan](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/gurdaspur/dhar-kalan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Darkua Bangla?145022 - How far is Darkua Bangla from Gurdaspur?96 km by road - What is the population of Darkua Bangla?422 (Census 2011) - Which district is Darkua Bangla in?Gurdaspur district (Dhar Kalan sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Darkua Bangla?79.2% (Census 2011)