# Dhande Katwal Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/dhande-katwal/ Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur # Dhande Katwal Dhande Katwal is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144214**. The 2011 Census counted **1,197 people in 234 households**, the 60th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%. - 1,197people (2011) - 234households - 88.7%literacy - 144214PIN code ## Dhande Katwal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhande Katwal is 144214.** Dhande Katwal falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab. - PIN code144214 - Gram panchayatDhande--Katwal - Community development blockHazipur - Census village code031260 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhande Katwal from nearby towns? - Mukerian (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Hoshiarpur (district HQ)73 km by road - Mukerian (nearest town)16 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 Dhande Katwal? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhande Katwal; 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 - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gera - ○Degree college10+ km · Mukerian - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mukerian - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhande Katwal known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 85% of the 213 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Dhande Katwal Of every 100 households in Dhande Katwal in 2011, 96 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 57 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Dhande Katwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****29%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **56% Tap water ****7%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **74% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **53% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **44% Use banking services ****99%** **84% Television ****84%** **83% Mobile phone ****70%** **73% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****57%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **5% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **97% 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 Dhande Katwal? ■ Dhande Katwal · ■ Mukerian rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.7%** **85.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **851 Working population ****17.1%** **27.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.9% for men and 83.1% for women. 31% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 114 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 56 (27%) · **■** Marginal 14 (7%) 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 Mukerian - Sanial1,260 people - Salehrian Kalan1,226 people - Dhaula Khera1,201 people - Sabar1,200 people - Tohlu1,197 people - Zahidpur1,197 people - Hoshiarpur Kalota1,195 people - Kothi1,174 people [All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhande Katwal?144214 - How far is Dhande Katwal from Hoshiarpur?73 km by road - What is the population of Dhande Katwal?1,197 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhande Katwal in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhande Katwal?88.7% (Census 2011)