# Dhakon Village, Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/dhakon/ Village · Garhshankar, Hoshiarpur # Dhakon Dhakon is a village in Garhshankar sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **146101**. The 2011 Census counted **407 people in 92 households**, the 238th largest of 296 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 407people (2011) - 92households - 82.7%literacy - 146101PIN code ## Dhakon PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhakon is 146101.** Dhakon falls in Garhshankar sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code146101 - Gram panchayatDhakon - Community development blockMahilpur - Census village code031877 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhakon from nearby towns? - Garhshankar (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)23 km by road - Mahilpur (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 Dhakon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mahilpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshiarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 12 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 Dhakon known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 82% of the 66 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Dhakon Of every 100 households in Dhakon in 2011, 100 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Dhakon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **98% Toilet within the home ****66%** **62% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **38% Tap water ****42%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **82% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **52% Use banking services ****100%** **84% Television ****78%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **77% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****41%** **47% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **9% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhakon? ■ Dhakon · ■ Garhshankar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **890 Working population ****36.1%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 78.8% for women. 57% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 21 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (12%) · **■** Other work 41 (28%) · **■** Marginal 68 (46%) 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 Garhshankar - Raipur Gujjran435 people - Kukowal424 people - Khushalpur421 people - Dairon419 people - Hyatpur399 people - Kanger394 people - Kotla367 people - Kalupur357 people [All 297 villages in Garhshankar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/garhshankar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhakon?146101 - How far is Dhakon from Hoshiarpur?23 km by road - What is the population of Dhakon?407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhakon in?Hoshiarpur district (Garhshankar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhakon?82.7% (Census 2011)