# Dhol Village, SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (Punjab) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/dhol/ Village · SAS Nagar, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar # Dhol Dhol is a village in SAS Nagar sub-district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **140301**. The 2011 Census counted **259 people in 64 households**, the 77th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.3%. - 259people (2011) - 64households - 56.3%literacy - 140301PIN code ## Dhol PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhol is 140301.** Dhol falls in SAS Nagar sub-district, Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code140301 - Gram panchayatMauli Baidvan - Community development blockKharar - Census village code039171 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhol from nearby towns? - Sas Nagar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar (district HQ)14 km by road - S.A.S. Nagar (nearest town)8 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 Dhol? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhol; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Sambalki - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sohana - ○Degree college10+ km · Mohali - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mohali - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Dhol known for? The main crops are **wheat, rice and maize**. About 48% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Dhol Of every 100 households in Dhol in 2011, 100 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 100 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 17 a car. ■ Dhol · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **95% Toilet within the home ****20%** **70% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **27% Tap water ****77%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****23%** **80% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **44% Use banking services ****40%** **70% Television ****23%** **82% Mobile phone ****100%** **78% Computer with internet ****0%** **3% Two-wheeler ****23%** **54% Car / jeep / van ****17%** **15% None of these assets ****0%** **2% Own their home ****23%** **85% 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 Dhol? ■ Dhol · ■ SAS Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%** **79.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****786** **861 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824** **833 Working population ****48.6%** **37.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 40.7% for women. 57% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (85%) · **■** Marginal 3 (2%) 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 SAS Nagar - Chapar Chiri Kalan343 people - Dhirpur320 people - Papri293 people - Thaska284 people - Hasainpur222 people - Saini Majra163 people - Kauru Majra26 people - Hasanpur9 people [All 85 villages in SAS Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/sahibzada-ajit-singh-nagar/sas-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhol?140301 - How far is Dhol from Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar?14 km by road - What is the population of Dhol?259 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhol in?Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district (SAS Nagar sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhol?56.3% (Census 2011)