# Acharkunda Village, Gandhwani, Dhar (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gandhwani, Dhar 

# Acharkunda

Acharkunda is a village in Gandhwani sub-district of Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **458 people in 85 households**, the 109th largest of 145 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 458people (2011)
- 85households
- 32.0%literacy
- 1,000females per 1,000 males

## Acharkunda PIN code and other codes

Acharkunda falls in Gandhwani sub-district, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGandhwani
- Census village code475263

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

## How far is Acharkunda from nearby towns?

- Dhar (district HQ)80 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 Acharkunda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Acharkunda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gandhwani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Manawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhamnod
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Acharkunda known for?

The main crops are **makka, soyabean and cotton**. About 45% of the 311 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Acharkunda

Of every 100 households in Acharkunda in 2011, 99 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Acharkunda · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**69%

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

**6%

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

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**6%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****96%**

**40%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****60%**

**60%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Acharkunda?

■ Acharkunda · ■ Gandhwani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.0%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**1009

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**983

Working population ****45.2%**

**48.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.3% for men and 30.6% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 193 (93%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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 Gandhwani

- Gunjyara495 people
- Kawad Kuwa494 people
- Jamada482 people
- Hiraniya Bardi474 people
- Umarkuwa Khurd451 people
- Jalokhiya442 people
- Gungidevi436 people
- Balwari Kalan418 people

[All 150 villages in Gandhwani](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/dhar/gandhwani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Acharkunda from Dhar?80 km by road
- What is the population of Acharkunda?458 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Acharkunda in?Dhar district (Gandhwani sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Acharkunda?32.0% (Census 2011)