# Dhobi Khapa Village, Itarsi, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Itarsi, Hoshangabad 

# Dhobi Khapa

Dhobi Khapa is a village in Itarsi sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **430 people in 93 households**, the 90th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 430people (2011)
- 93households
- 70.3%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Dhobi Khapa PIN code and other codes

Dhobi Khapa falls in Itarsi sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKesala
- Census village code487327

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

## How far is Dhobi Khapa from nearby towns?

- Itarsi (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)37 km by road
- Itarsi (nearest town)19 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 Dhobi Khapa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhobi Khapa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Itarsi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Itarsi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Dhobi Khapa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, chana and soyabean**. About 88% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Dhobi Khapa

Of every 100 households in Dhobi Khapa in 2011, 71 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhobi Khapa · ■ Itarsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**64%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**26%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****27%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**22%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****45%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhobi Khapa?

■ Dhobi Khapa · ■ Itarsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**946

Working population ****36.5%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 60.0% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (6%) · **■** Marginal 66 (42%)

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

- Dobhi Talpura456 people
- Kotmimal454 people
- Dhansai434 people
- Pipariya Kalan434 people
- Ojhapura428 people
- Kasda Ryt405 people
- Batkui401 people
- Chipa Kheda383 people

[All 134 villages in Itarsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/itarsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhobi Khapa from Hoshangabad?37 km by road
- What is the population of Dhobi Khapa?430 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhobi Khapa in?Hoshangabad district (Itarsi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhobi Khapa?70.3% (Census 2011)