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About Dhakon Village

Dhakon is a small village in Garhshankar tehsil, in the district of Hoshiarpur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 407, made up of 221 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 842 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 146101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhakon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhakon village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Hoshiarpur
Tehsil Garhshankar
Pincode 146101
Area (hectares) 66 hectares
Population 407
Male Population 221
Female Population 186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 842
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhakon compares

By the 2011 count Dhakon is the 229th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents. Its 66 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Dhakon

Dhakon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Dhakon as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhakon from other places

Dhakon lies about 19 km from Hoshiarpur, and the nearest railway station is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhakon
Nearest railway station Mahngarwal Doaba 9.8 km
District headquarters Hoshiarpur 19 km
Nearest town Hoshiārpur 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Garhshankar 23 km

Villages closest to Dhakon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Garhshankar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhakon

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhakon village had a population of 407. That makes it the 229th largest of the 287 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,022 residents.

Dhakon village has 221 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhakon has about 842 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Dhakon is 146101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhakon covers 66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Dhakon falls under Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Dhakon is Mahngarwal Doaba, about 9.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhakon.

Dhakon is about 19 km from Hoshiarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhakon is in Garhshankar tehsil of Hoshiarpur district. Mahngarwal Doaba is about 9.8 km away. Hoshiarpur is about 19 km away. Hoshiārpur is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sherpur (under 2 km), Abhowal (under 2 km) and Bahowal (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhakon today is likely to be higher.

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