# Khakh Village, Dasua, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/khakh/ Village · Dasua, Hoshiarpur # Khakh Khakh is a village in Dasua sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144203**. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 262 households**, the 65th largest of 379 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.9%. - 1,290people (2011) - 262households - 83.6%literacy - 144203PIN code ## Khakh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Khakh is 144203.** Khakh falls in Dasua sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144203 - Gram panchayatKhakh - Community development blockTanda - Census village code030671 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Khakh from nearby towns? - Dasua (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Urmar Tanda (nearest town)4 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 Khakh? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Khakh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Zahura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Urmar Tanda - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Urmar Tanda - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 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)15 h summer · 15 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 Khakh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include rice. About 87% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Khakh Of every 100 households in Khakh in 2011, 98 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 91 had a mobile phone, 65 a two-wheeler and 20 a car. ■ Khakh · ■ Dasua rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****77%** **61% No toilet (open defecation) ****23%** **38% Tap water ****10%** **24% Drinking water within premises ****98%** **89% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **63% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **35% Use banking services ****84%** **85% Television ****91%** **88% Mobile phone ****91%** **78% Computer with internet ****3%** **3% Two-wheeler ****65%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****20%** **10% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****96%** **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 Khakh? ■ Khakh · ■ Dasua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.6%** **83.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763** **827 Working population ****30.6%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 80.5% for women. 53% of men and 5% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (52%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (5%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 159 (40%) · **■** Marginal 5 (1%) 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 - Bhains Awan1,333 people - Bhanowal1,329 people - Baich1,326 people - Jamsher Chathial1,294 people - Nainowal Baid1,280 people - Naraingarh1,269 people - Urmar1,254 people - Makoowal1,231 people [All 398 villages in Dasua](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/dasua/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Khakh?144203 - How far is Khakh from Hoshiarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Khakh?1,290 (Census 2011) - Which district is Khakh in?Hoshiarpur district (Dasua sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Khakh?83.6% (Census 2011)