Village · Nawanshahr, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar # Dhahan Dhahan is a village in Nawanshahr sub-district of Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab, PIN code 144505. The 2011 Census counted 1,309 people in 287 households, the 92nd largest of 275 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.0%. - 1,309 people (2011) - 287 households - 81.4% literacy - 144505 PIN code ## Dhahan PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhahan is 144505. Dhahan falls in Nawanshahr sub-district, Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district, Punjab. - PIN code 144505 - Gram panchayat Dhahan - Community development block Banga - Census village code 032134 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhahan from nearby towns? - Nawanshahr (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road - Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar (district HQ) 18 km by road - Banga (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhahan? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Dhahan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 2 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 private - ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ATM In village - ● Commercial bank In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banga - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Banga - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 17 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhahan known for? The main crops are wheat. About 84% of the 274 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhahan Of every 100 households in Dhahan in 2011, 97 had electricity, 76 a toilet at home and 79 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 52 a two-wheeler and 16 a car. ■ Dhahan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 97% - Toilet within the home 76% 75% - No toilet (open defecation) 24% 24% - Tap water 85% 34% - Drinking water within premises 89% 90% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 79% 49% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 11% 46% - Use banking services 82% 85% - Television 89% 87% - Mobile phone 86% 75% - Computer with internet 4% 4% - Two-wheeler 52% 51% - Car / jeep / van 16% 11% - None of these assets 2% 2% - Own their home 89% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhahan? ■ Dhahan · ■ Nawanshahr rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 81.4% 80.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 976 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 816 896 - Working population 30.6% 32.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 77.6% for women. 54% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 92 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (1%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 290 (72%) · ■ Marginal 7 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Nawanshahr - Pannu Mazara 1,368 people - Begampur 1,343 people - Shakohpur 1,317 people - Khatkar Khurd 1,310 people - Mahliana 1,299 people - Bisla 1,296 people - Jindowal 1,287 people - Rasulpur 1,283 people All 284 villages in Nawanshahr ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhahan? 144505 - How far is Dhahan from Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar? 18 km by road - What is the population of Dhahan? 1,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhahan in? Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar district (Nawanshahr sub-district), Punjab - What is the literacy rate of Dhahan? 81.4% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/punjab/shahid-bhagat-singh-nagar/nawanshahr/dhahan/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.