# Dakala Village, Rup Nagar, Rupnagar (Punjab) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/dakala/ Village · Rup Nagar, Rupnagar # Dakala Dakala is a village in Rup Nagar sub-district of Rupnagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140114**. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 115 households**, the 65th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 81.7%. - 646people (2011) - 115households - 88.0%literacy - 140114PIN code ## Dakala PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dakala is 140114.** Dakala falls in Rup Nagar sub-district, Rupnagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140114 - Gram panchayatDakala - Community development blockRupnagar - Census village code038622 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dakala from nearby towns? - Rupnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Rupnagar (district HQ)5 km by road - Rupnagar (nearest town)5 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 Dakala? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Dakala; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Laudi Majra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Rupnagar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Dakala known for? The main crops are **milk, makki and paddy**. Products made here include ghee, atta and rice. About 84% of the 88 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Dakala Of every 100 households in Dakala in 2011, 97 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 88 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 19 a car. ■ Dakala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **98% Toilet within the home ****80%** **63% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **35% Tap water ****2%** **52% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **83% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **65% Use banking services ****94%** **76% Television ****93%** **85% Mobile phone ****88%** **76% Computer with internet ****2%** **4% Two-wheeler ****63%** **55% Car / jeep / van ****19%** **12% None of these assets ****1%** **3% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Dakala? ■ Dakala · ■ Rup Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **81.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156** **837 Working population ****32.2%** **33.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 83.8% for women. 56% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (8%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (52%) · **■** Marginal 15 (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 Rup Nagar - Gandhon Kalan654 people - Bhaowal652 people - Sihon Majra650 people - Bhagalan649 people - Abhepur Beli643 people - Chak Karman643 people - Bheora639 people - Kakron635 people [All 171 villages in Rup Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/rupnagar/rup-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dakala?140114 - How far is Dakala from Rupnagar?5 km by road - What is the population of Dakala?646 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dakala in?Rupnagar district (Rup Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dakala?88.0% (Census 2011)