# Kandhala Sheikhan Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/kandhala-sheikhan/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Kandhala Sheikhan Kandhala Sheikhan is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144212**. The 2011 Census counted **1,393 people in 271 households**, the 57th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,393people (2011) - 271households - 84.1%literacy - 144212PIN code ## Kandhala Sheikhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandhala Sheikhan is 144212.** Kandhala Sheikhan falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144212 - Gram panchayatKandhala--Sheikhan - Community development blockTanda - Census village code030709 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandhala Sheikhan from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)30 km by road - Urmar Tanda (nearest town)7 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 Kandhala Sheikhan? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kandhala Sheikhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kaloya - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kandhala Sheikhan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 83% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Kandhala Sheikhan Of every 100 households in Kandhala Sheikhan in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 55 cooked with LPG; 82 had a mobile phone, 56 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Kandhala Sheikhan · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****63%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **38% Tap water ****1%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****94%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****55%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****44%** **35% Use banking services ****92%** **85% Television ****90%** **88% Mobile phone ****82%** **78% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****56%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **10% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **96% 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 Kandhala Sheikhan? ■ Kandhala Sheikhan · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.1%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****826** **827 Working population ****35.4%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.5% for men and 78.4% for women. 49% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (26%) · **■** Household industry 75 (15%) · **■** Other work 229 (46%) · **■** Marginal 13 (3%) 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 Dasua - Jalota1,479 people - Alampur1,476 people - Munak Khurd1,427 people - Korala Kalan1,425 people - Shehbazpur1,377 people - Gondpur1,368 people - Passi Kandi1,355 people - Bhains Awan1,333 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandhala Sheikhan?144212 - How far is Kandhala Sheikhan from Hoshiarpur?30 km by road - What is the population of Kandhala Sheikhan?1,393 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandhala Sheikhan in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Kandhala Sheikhan?84.1% (Census 2011)