# Dondhai Village, Babai, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Babai, Hoshangabad 

# Dondhai

Dondhai is a village in Babai sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 189 households**, the 47th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 941people (2011)
- 189households
- 63.9%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Dondhai PIN code and other codes

Dondhai falls in Babai sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBabai
- Census village code487531

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

## How far is Dondhai from nearby towns?

- Babai (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hoshangabad (nearest town)40 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 Dondhai?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dondhai; 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
- ●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 · Ari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dondhai known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 93% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Dondhai

Of every 100 households in Dondhai in 2011, 59 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dondhai · ■ Babai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**71%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****37%**

**31%

Television ****28%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**17%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**39%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dondhai?

■ Dondhai · ■ Babai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****633**

**919

Working population ****57.1%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 45.6% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (22%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (3%) · **■** Marginal 269 (50%)

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 Babai

- Guradiyakalan1,021 people
- Silari Kalan1,002 people
- Majojal Pur989 people
- Meghli969 people
- Kans Kheda913 people
- Mangrol898 people
- Bhatwada872 people
- Gondalwada836 people

[All 106 villages in Babai](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/babai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dondhai from Hoshangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dondhai?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dondhai in?Hoshangabad district (Babai sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dondhai?63.9% (Census 2011)