# Dhankosa Village, Tirodi, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Tirodi, Balaghat 

# Dhankosa

Dhankosa is a village in Tirodi sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,421 people in 330 households**, the 19th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,421people (2011)
- 330households
- 79.9%literacy
- 987females per 1,000 males

## Dhankosa PIN code and other codes

Dhankosa falls in Tirodi sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKatangi
- Census village code497347

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

## How far is Dhankosa from nearby towns?

- Tirodi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)56 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 Dhankosa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tirodi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dhankosa known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 49% of the 503 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Dhankosa

Of every 100 households in Dhankosa in 2011, 88 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhankosa · ■ Tirodi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****32%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Dhankosa?

■ Dhankosa · ■ Tirodi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987**

**1014

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1226**

**971

Working population ****46.4%**

**54.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 72.7% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 256 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (9%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (9%) · **■** Marginal 282 (43%)

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 Tirodi

- Mohgaon1,621 people
- Digdha1,605 people
- Katedara1,445 people
- Kudwa1,445 people
- Nawegaon1,340 people
- Hatoda1,333 people
- Kodbi1,306 people
- Kohka1,269 people

[All 73 villages in Tirodi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/tirodi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankosa from Balaghat?56 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankosa?1,421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankosa in?Balaghat district (Tirodi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankosa?79.9% (Census 2011)