# Dandkalan Village, Kolayat, Bikaner (Rajasthan) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/kolayat/dandkalan/ Village · Kolayat, Bikaner # Dandkalan Dandkalan is a village in Kolayat sub-district of Bikaner district, Rajasthan, PIN code **334305**. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 204 households**, the 71st largest of 209 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%. - 1,048people (2011) - 204households - 62.5%literacy - 334305PIN code ## Dandkalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dandkalan is 334305.** Dandkalan falls in Kolayat sub-district, Bikaner district, Rajasthan. - PIN code334305 - Community development blockKolayat - Census village code069357 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dandkalan from nearby towns? - Kolayat (sub-district HQ)86 km by road - Bikaner (district HQ)136 km by road - Bikaner (nearest town)136 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 Dandkalan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dandkalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gokul - ○Degree college10+ km · Bajju - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kolayat - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercanal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dandkalan known for? The main crops are **bajara, wheat and guar**. About 92% of the 637 hectares of village land is sown, and 441 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 Dandkalan Of every 100 households in Dandkalan in 2011, 31 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dandkalan · ■ Kolayat rural average Electricity for lighting ****31%** **32% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****23%** **79% Television ****1%** **10% Mobile phone ****78%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****21%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dandkalan? ■ Dandkalan · ■ Kolayat rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%** **56.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****798** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667** **904 Working population ****53.9%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.1% for men and 49.6% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 72 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (9%) · **■** Marginal 429 (76%) 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 Kolayat - Ladkhan @ Nayagaon1,105 people - Panchpeeth Ki Dhani1,093 people - 6-8 A.M.1,084 people - Khariya Malinath1,070 people - Khariyabas1,037 people - Shimbhoo Ka Burj1,001 people - Hirai Ki Dhani984 people - Bala Ka Gol974 people [All 232 villages in Kolayat](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/bikaner/kolayat/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dandkalan?334305 - How far is Dandkalan from Bikaner?136 km by road - What is the population of Dandkalan?1,048 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dandkalan in?Bikaner district (Kolayat sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Dandkalan?62.5% (Census 2011)