# Dhandiwada Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/dhandiwada/ Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad # Dhandiwada Dhandiwada is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,118 people in 464 households**, the 12th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%. - 2,118people (2011) - 464households - 58.1%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Dhandiwada PIN code and other codes Dhandiwada falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockKesala - Census village code487395 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhandiwada from nearby towns? - Itarsi (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)52 km by road - Itarsi (nearest town)35 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 Dhandiwada? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandiwada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 9 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 Dhandiwada known for? About 21% of the 2,306 hectares of village land is sown, and 472 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 Dhandiwada Of every 100 households in Dhandiwada in 2011, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhandiwada · ■ Itarsi rural average Electricity for lighting ****37%** **82% Toilet within the home ****4%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **64% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **90% Use banking services ****26%** **44% Television ****9%** **34% Mobile phone ****15%** **41% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****54%** **28% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Dhandiwada? ■ Dhandiwada · ■ Itarsi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.1%** **71.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****801** **946 Working population ****50.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 65.0% for men and 50.8% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 125 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (16%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (12%) · **■** Marginal 637 (59%) 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 Itarsi - Sontalai2,517 people - Rampur2,494 people - Bhatti2,487 people - Silwani2,353 people - Gonchi Tironda2,058 people - Jamani2,036 people - Tikhad2,029 people - Pahanbarri2,012 people [All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhandiwada from Hoshangabad?52 km by road - What is the population of Dhandiwada?2,118 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandiwada in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhandiwada?58.1% (Census 2011)