# Dhamniya Village, Parasia, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Parasia, Chhindwara 

# Dhamniya

Dhamniya is a village in Parasia sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,824 people in 363 households**, the 10th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,824people (2011)
- 363households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,040females per 1,000 males

## Dhamniya PIN code and other codes

Dhamniya falls in Parasia sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockParasia
- Census village code494704

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

## How far is Dhamniya from nearby towns?

- Parasia (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)51 km by road
- Dongar Parasia (nearest town)26 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 Dhamniya?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamniya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dungria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parasia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dhamniya known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and wheat**. About 44% of the 722 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Dhamniya

Of every 100 households in Dhamniya in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamniya · ■ Parasia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**16%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****52%**

**47%

Television ****4%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**15%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****62%**

**48%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Dhamniya?

■ Dhamniya · ■ Parasia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896**

**985

Working population ****40.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 50.7% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 160 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (10%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 487 (67%)

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 Parasia

- Damua2,313 people
- Bhajipani2,296 people
- Mayawadi2,149 people
- Palatwada1,959 people
- Darbai1,714 people
- Pagara1,684 people
- Dhala1,634 people
- Kohka1,614 people

[All 90 villages in Parasia](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/parasia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamniya from Chhindwara?51 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamniya?1,824 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamniya in?Chhindwara district (Parasia sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamniya?61.7% (Census 2011)