# Dhakoni Village, Isagarh, Ashoknagar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Isagarh, Ashoknagar 

# Dhakoni

Dhakoni is a village in Isagarh sub-district of Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,442 people in 450 households**, the 11th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,442people (2011)
- 450households
- 65.0%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Dhakoni PIN code and other codes

Dhakoni falls in Isagarh sub-district, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockIsagarh
- Census village code500099

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhakoni from nearby towns?

- Isagarh (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Ashoknagar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Isagarh (nearest town)10 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 Dhakoni?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakoni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●PolytechnicIn village · 2 govt
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Isagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ashok Nagar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Dhakoni known for?

About 59% of the 2,062 hectares of village land is sown, and 440 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 Dhakoni

Of every 100 households in Dhakoni in 2011, 73 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhakoni · ■ Isagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**27%

Television ****16%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**42%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dhakoni?

■ Dhakoni · ■ Isagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**916

Working population ****42.9%**

**36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 52.6% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 158 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 418 (40%) · **■** Household industry 37 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (7%) · **■** Marginal 365 (35%)

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 Isagarh

- Baheriya Alias Roopnagar2,872 people
- Mahidpur2,851 people
- Koharwas2,847 people
- Chhapra2,449 people
- Aklon2,156 people
- Khiriya Dewat2,136 people
- Janghar2,052 people
- Sirni2,033 people

[All 188 villages in Isagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ashoknagar/isagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhakoni from Ashoknagar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakoni?2,442 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakoni in?Ashoknagar district (Isagarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakoni?65.0% (Census 2011)
