# Dhar Village, Mukerian, Hoshiarpur (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Mukerian, Hoshiarpur 

# Dhar

Dhar is a village in Mukerian sub-district of Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, PIN code **144216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,052 people in 207 households**, the 79th largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.1%.

- 1,052people (2011)
- 207households
- 84.8%literacy
- 144216PIN code

## Dhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhar is 144216.** Dhar falls in Mukerian sub-district, Hoshiarpur district, Punjab.

- PIN code144216
- Gram panchayatDhar
- Community development blockTalwara
- Census village code031301

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhar from nearby towns?

- Mukerian (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Hoshiarpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Talwara (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 Dhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mukerian
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Dhar known for?

The main crops are **wheat**. About 59% of the 165 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Dhar

Of every 100 households in Dhar in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 27 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhar · ■ Mukerian rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**46%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****27%**

**53%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**44%

Use banking services ****99%**

**84%

Television ****67%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**73%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**46%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**5%

None of these assets ****14%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhar?

■ Dhar · ■ Mukerian rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.8%**

**85.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1015**

**851

Working population ****22.5%**

**27.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.3% for men and 79.2% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 18 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (32%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 63 (27%) · **■** Marginal 76 (32%)

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

- Bambowal1,080 people
- Hiyatpur1,072 people
- Jugial1,068 people
- Taggar Kalan1,065 people
- Beh Nangal1,039 people
- Amroh1,034 people
- Sadullapur Kalota1,006 people
- Aima Mangat1,005 people

[All 307 villages in Mukerian](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/hoshiarpur/mukerian/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhar?144216
- How far is Dhar from Hoshiarpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dhar?1,052 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhar in?Hoshiarpur district (Mukerian sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dhar?84.8% (Census 2011)