# Dhound Village, Bhander, Datia (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhander, Datia 

# Dhound

Dhound is a village in Bhander sub-district of Datia district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,409 people in 267 households**, the 24th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 1,409people (2011)
- 267households
- 75.1%literacy
- 835females per 1,000 males

## Dhound PIN code and other codes

Dhound falls in Bhander sub-district, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhander
- Census village code454856

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

## How far is Dhound from nearby towns?

- Bhander (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Datia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Bhander (nearest town)25 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 Dhound?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhound; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhander
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhander
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Datia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dhound known for?

The main crops are **tilli, wheat and pea**. About 92% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 618 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 Dhound

Of every 100 households in Dhound in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhound · ■ Bhander rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**87%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**16%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****46%**

**42%

Television ****45%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhound?

■ Dhound · ■ Bhander rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.1%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****835**

**872

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**854

Working population ****38.5%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 61.0% for women. 53% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (35%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 74 (14%)

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 Bhander

- Ahroni1,757 people
- Bhalka1,687 people
- Chandrol1,471 people
- Softa1,467 people
- Bilheti1,389 people
- Richhoura1,307 people
- Bagpura1,288 people
- Soda1,245 people

[All 154 villages in Bhander](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/datia/bhander/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhound from Datia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhound?1,409 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhound in?Datia district (Bhander sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhound?75.1% (Census 2011)
