Village · Rajpura, Patiala # Dhakansu Kalan Dhakansu Kalan is a village in Rajpura sub-district of Patiala district, Punjab, PIN code 147001. The 2011 Census counted 3,792 people in 767 households, the 6th largest of 240 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%. - 3,792 people (2011) - 767 households - 77.3% literacy - 147001 PIN code ## Dhakansu Kalan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhakansu Kalan is 147001. Dhakansu Kalan falls in Rajpura sub-district, Patiala district, Punjab. - PIN code 147001 - Gram panchayat Dhakansu Kalan - Community development block Rajpura - Census village code 037017 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhakansu Kalan from nearby towns? - Rajpura (sub-district HQ) 3 km by road - Patiala (district HQ) 28 km by road - Rajpura (nearest town) 1 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhakansu Kalan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakansu Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Rajpura - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Rajpura - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Rajpura - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhakansu Kalan known for? The main crops are wheat, wheat and wheat. About 72% of the 381 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhakansu Kalan Of every 100 households in Dhakansu Kalan in 2011, 98 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 11 a car. ■ Dhakansu Kalan · ■ Rajpura rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 97% - Toilet within the home 88% 71% - No toilet (open defecation) 11% 28% - Tap water 57% 51% - Drinking water within premises 92% 80% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 37% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 33% 59% - Use banking services 68% 57% - Television 88% 83% - Mobile phone 81% 72% - Computer with internet 2% 2% - Two-wheeler 45% 45% - Car / jeep / van 11% 8% - None of these assets 2% 4% - Own their home 91% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhakansu Kalan? ■ Dhakansu Kalan · ■ Rajpura rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 77.3% 74.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 893 884 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 818 834 - Working population 30.2% 32.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 70.0% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 131 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 61 (5%) · ■ Household industry 40 (3%) · ■ Other work 841 (73%) · ■ Marginal 72 (6%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Rajpura - Khera Gajju 4,552 people - Jandauli 4,352 people - Ajrawar 4,176 people - Shamdo 3,912 people - Manakpur 3,734 people - Jansua 3,650 people - Shambhoo Kalan 3,589 people - Mandauli 3,371 people All 243 villages in Rajpura ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhakansu Kalan? 147001 - How far is Dhakansu Kalan from Patiala? 28 km by road - What is the population of Dhakansu Kalan? 3,792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhakansu Kalan in? Patiala district (Rajpura sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhakansu Kalan? 77.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/patiala/rajpura/dhakansu-kalan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.