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

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Village · Mehgaon, Bhind 

# Dhorkha

Dhorkha is a village in Mehgaon sub-district of Bhind district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **971 people in 160 households**, the 64th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%.

- 971people (2011)
- 160households
- 68.3%literacy
- 801females per 1,000 males

## Dhorkha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockMehgaon
- Census village code453146

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?

- Mehgaon (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bhind (district HQ)32 km by road
- Mehgaon (nearest town)30 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Amayan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gwalior
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 88% of the 532 hectares of village land is sown, and 277 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, 66 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhorkha · ■ Mehgaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****27%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 · ■ Mehgaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%**

**73.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****801**

**815

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**826

Working population ****29.4%**

**31.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 53.7% for women. 51% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 126 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (40%) · **■** Other work 31 (11%) · **■** Marginal 13 (5%)

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 Mehgaon

- Sururu1,045 people
- Dandraua1,016 people
- Mustra1,001 people
- Jithaso987 people
- Lahra941 people
- Jarpura932 people
- Vijaypura894 people
- Rajpura886 people

[All 144 villages in Mehgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/bhind/mehgaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhorkha from Bhind?32 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorkha?971 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorkha in?Bhind district (Mehgaon sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorkha?68.3% (Census 2011)