# Rakran Dhahan Village, Balachaur – PIN Code & Facilities > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/rakran-dhahan/ Village · Balachaur, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Rakran Dhahan Rakran Dhahan is a village in Balachaur sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code **144526**. The 2011 Census counted **1,792 people in 389 households**, the 18th largest of 183 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,792people (2011) - 389households - 84.5%literacy - 144526PIN code ## Rakran Dhahan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Rakran Dhahan is 144526.** Rakran Dhahan falls in Balachaur sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code144526 - Gram panchayatRakran Dhaha - Community development blockSaroya - Census village code032481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Rakran Dhahan from nearby towns? - Balachaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ)9 km by road - Balachaur (nearest town)9 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 Rakran Dhahan? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Rakran Dhahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bachhauri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Balachaur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sbs Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Rakran Dhahan known for? The main crops are **wheat**. About 88% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 231 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 Rakran Dhahan Of every 100 households in Rakran Dhahan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Rakran Dhahan · ■ Balachaur rural average Electricity for lighting ****100%** **97% Toilet within the home ****68%** **50% No toilet (open defecation) ****32%** **49% Tap water ****51%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **60% Use banking services ****88%** **75% Television ****83%** **78% Mobile phone ****73%** **77% Computer with internet ****5%** **2% Two-wheeler ****53%** **48% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **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 Rakran Dhahan? ■ Rakran Dhahan · ■ Balachaur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1211** **861 Working population ****34.2%** **35.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.7% for men and 77.4% for women. 60% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 73 (12%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 294 (48%) · **■** Marginal 45 (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 Balachaur - Torowal1,936 people - Sahiba1,862 people - Asron1,832 people - Mehandpur1,816 people - Mangupur1,735 people - Pojewal1,732 people - Bagowal1,719 people - Jainpur1,694 people [All 184 villages in Balachaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/balachaur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Rakran Dhahan?144526 - How far is Rakran Dhahan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar?9 km by road - What is the population of Rakran Dhahan?1,792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Rakran Dhahan in?Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Balachaur sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Rakran Dhahan?84.5% (Census 2011)