# Dhodan Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Dhodan

Dhodan is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **581 people in 132 households**, the 84th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 581people (2011)
- 132households
- 34.0%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Dhodan PIN code and other codes

Dhodan falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458348

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

## How far is Dhodan from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)68 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)82 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)68 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 Dhodan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhodan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ranguwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhattarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ 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 canal / river

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 Dhodan known for?

About 6% of the 877 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhodan

Of every 100 households in Dhodan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhodan · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**49%

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

**5%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****15%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dhodan?

■ Dhodan · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.0%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1077**

**934

Working population ****49.1%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.4% for men and 16.3% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (13%) · **■** Household industry 19 (7%) · **■** Other work 33 (12%) · **■** Marginal 59 (21%)

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 Bijawar

- Jharkuwa593 people
- Lalguwan584 people
- Bakswaha583 people
- Basaraui582 people
- Matipura575 people
- Surai547 people
- Purwa544 people
- Rawatpura535 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhodan from Chhatarpur?82 km by road
- What is the population of Dhodan?581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhodan in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhodan?34.0% (Census 2011)