# Dhorkha Village, Lahar, Bhind (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Lahar, Bhind 

# Dhorkha

Dhorkha is a village in Lahar sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **434 people in 84 households**, the 113th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 434people (2011)
- 84households
- 83.4%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Dhorkha PIN code and other codes

Dhorkha falls in Lahar sub-district, Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLahar
- Census village code453697

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

## How far is Dhorkha from nearby towns?

- Lahar (sub-district HQ)34 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)95 km by road
- Lahar (nearest town)34 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 Dhorkha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dhorkha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Daboh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Daboh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lahar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dhorkha known for?

About 77% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Dhorkha

Of every 100 households in Dhorkha in 2011, 34 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 90 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhorkha · ■ Lahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**9%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**28%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****90%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dhorkha?

■ Dhorkha · ■ Lahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.4%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**831

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****694**

**854

Working population ****45.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 71.8% for women. 66% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (7%) · **■** Marginal 34 (17%)

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 Lahar

- Chirawali523 people
- Rasulpura511 people
- Shahpura No.1478 people
- Shikari463 people
- Devara418 people
- Behta400 people
- Salampura397 people
- Khilli388 people

[All 147 villages in Lahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/lahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhorkha from Bhind?95 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorkha?434 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorkha in?Bhind district (Lahar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorkha?83.4% (Census 2011)