# Dhakran Village, Bhulath, Kapurthala (Punjab) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhulath, Kapurthala 

# Dhakran

Dhakran is a village in Bhulath sub-district of Kapurthala district, Punjab, PIN code **144619**. The 2011 Census counted **278 people in 45 households**, the 65th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 278people (2011)
- 45households
- 79.9%literacy
- 144619PIN code

## Dhakran PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhakran is 144619.** Dhakran falls in Bhulath sub-district, Kapurthala district, Punjab.

- PIN code144619
- Gram panchayatDhakran
- Community development blockNadala
- Census village code029034

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

## How far is Dhakran from nearby towns?

- Bhulath (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kapurthala (district HQ)27 km by road
- Begowal (nearest town)6 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 Dhakran?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakran; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nangal Lubhana
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhulath
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kapurthala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dhakran known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and potato**. About 92% of the 70 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Dhakran

Of every 100 households in Dhakran in 2011, 93 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 65 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 60 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Dhakran · ■ Bhulath rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****77%**

**83%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**16%

Tap water ****9%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**93%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****65%**

**80%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****35%**

**18%

Use banking services ****70%**

**82%

Television ****81%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****88%**

**88%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****60%**

**57%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**14%

None of these assets ****7%**

**2%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhakran?

■ Dhakran · ■ Bhulath rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****805**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**778

Working population ****31.3%**

**28.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.8% for men and 73.9% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 60 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (17%) · **■** Marginal 11 (13%)

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 Bhulath

- Mand Ibrahimwal Tarf Arshad Khan348 people
- Isbucha347 people
- Mand Talwandi Kuka306 people
- Bulewal290 people
- Daulowal275 people
- Hussainpur261 people
- Shadipur247 people
- Inowal246 people

[All 101 villages in Bhulath](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/kapurthala/bhulath/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhakran?144619
- How far is Dhakran from Kapurthala?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakran?278 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakran in?Kapurthala district (Bhulath sub-district), Punjab
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakran?79.9% (Census 2011)