# Dhamasa Village, Dolariya, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Dolariya, Hoshangabad 

# Dhamasa

Dhamasa is a village in Dolariya sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,185 people in 244 households**, the 11th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,185people (2011)
- 244households
- 60.0%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Dhamasa PIN code and other codes

Dhamasa falls in Dolariya sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSeoni-Malwa
- Census village code487460

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

## How far is Dhamasa from nearby towns?

- Dolariya (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)40 km by road
- Seoni Malwa (nearest town)22 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 Dhamasa?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamasa; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Hoshangabad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dhamasa known for?

About 70% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Dhamasa

Of every 100 households in Dhamasa in 2011, 66 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamasa · ■ Dolariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**43%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**92%

Use banking services ****24%**

**51%

Television ****23%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**30%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****47%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Dhamasa?

■ Dhamasa · ■ Dolariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.0%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917**

**943

Working population ****41.4%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 54.1% for women. 54% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 99 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (25%) · **■** Other work 173 (35%) · **■** Marginal 94 (19%)

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 Dolariya

- Kotla Khedi1,749 people
- Gunaura1,504 people
- Sail1,321 people
- Amupura1,225 people
- Bamhangaon Kalan1,125 people
- Sawal Kheda1,092 people
- Kajlas1,056 people
- Aonri1,045 people

[All 55 villages in Dolariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/dolariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamasa from Hoshangabad?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamasa?1,185 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamasa in?Hoshangabad district (Dolariya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamasa?60.0% (Census 2011)