# Dhanauni Village, Dera Bassi – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/dhanauni/ Village · Dera Bassi, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Dhanauni Dhanauni is a village in Dera Bassi sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140507**. The 2011 Census counted **955 people in 164 households**, the 79th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 955people (2011) - 164households - 79.8%literacy - 140507PIN code ## Dhanauni PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhanauni is 140507.** Dhanauni falls in Dera Bassi sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140507 - Gram panchayatDhanauni - Community development blockDera Bassi - Census village code039349 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanauni from nearby towns? - Dera Bassi (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)27 km by road - Dera Bassi (nearest town)3 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 Dhanauni? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanauni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Derabassi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Dera Bassi - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)13 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 Dhanauni known for? The main crops are **wheat, paddy and sugarcane**. About 90% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Dhanauni Of every 100 households in Dhanauni in 2011, 99 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 58 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Dhanauni · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **97% Toilet within the home ****63%** **55% No toilet (open defecation) ****37%** **42% Tap water ****78%** **71% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **81% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **59% Use banking services ****72%** **60% Television ****95%** **80% Mobile phone ****90%** **72% Computer with internet ****4%** **2% Two-wheeler ****58%** **46% Car / jeep / van ****16%** **9% None of these assets ****1%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **89% 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 Dhanauni? ■ Dhanauni · ■ Dera Bassi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****833** **862 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **801 Working population ****30.4%** **36.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.7% for men and 71.8% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 78 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 190 (66%) · **■** Marginal 9 (3%) 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 Dera Bassi - Rajo Majra1,039 people - Bhagsi1,008 people - Punsar976 people - Toganpur971 people - Jhawansa949 people - Jaula Khurd944 people - Bartana936 people - Tarrak934 people [All 150 villages in Dera Bassi](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/dera-bassi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanauni?140507 - How far is Dhanauni from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?27 km by road - What is the population of Dhanauni?955 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanauni in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (Dera Bassi sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhanauni?79.8% (Census 2011)