Dharamkot

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Dharamkot
city (Sub-Tehsil)
Dharamkot
Location in Punjab (India), India
Coordinates: 30°57′00″N 75°14′00″E / 30.95°N 75.2333°E / 30.95; 75.2333Coordinates: 30°57′00″N 75°14′00″E / 30.95°N 75.2333°E / 30.95; 75.2333
Country  India
State Punjab (India)
District Moga
Population (2001)
  Total 15,399
Languages
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 142042
Telephone code 01682
Sex ratio 950/1000 /

Dharamkot is a city and a municipal council in Moga district in the state of Punjab, India.

S. Seetal Singh is the present Akali MLA from Dharamkot in Punjab Vidhan sabha.

Demographics

Gaddi woman cutting grass, Dharamkot. By Alfred Hallett c. 1980.

As of 2001 India census,[1] Dharamkot had a population of 15,399. Males constitute 33% of the population and females 67%. Dharamkot has an average literacy rate of 62%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 70% and, female literacy is 59%. In Dharamkot, 94% of the population is under 66 years of age.

References

  1. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 
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