# Dhekna Village, Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/dhekna/ Village · Seoni-Malwa, Hoshangabad # Dhekna Dhekna is a village in Seoni-Malwa sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,074 people in 219 households**, the 50th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,074people (2011) - 219households - 54.3%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Dhekna PIN code and other codes Dhekna falls in Seoni-Malwa sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSeoni-Malwa - Census village code487266 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekna from nearby towns? - Seoni Malwa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)75 km by road - Seoni Malwa (nearest town)30 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 Dhekna? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Seoni Malwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Seoni-Malwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Dhekna known for? The main crops are **soyabean**. About 77% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Dhekna Of every 100 households in Dhekna in 2011, 54 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhekna · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Electricity for lighting ****54%** **76% Toilet within the home ****11%** **41% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **59% Tap water ****0%** **6% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **92% Use banking services ****60%** **42% Television ****1%** **37% Mobile phone ****60%** **54% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****38%** **31% Own their home ****85%** **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 Dhekna? ■ Dhekna · ■ Seoni-Malwa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.3%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **905 Working population ****27.6%** **43.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 41.9% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 14 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (73%) · **■** Household industry 8 (3%) · **■** Other work 23 (8%) · **■** Marginal 35 (12%) 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 Seoni-Malwa - Nirkhi1,118 people - Thuaa1,116 people - Rampura1,096 people - Tinsiya1,092 people - Makodiya1,068 people - Kolgaon1,055 people - Rajora Jat1,055 people - Dharam Kundi1,035 people [All 187 villages in Seoni-Malwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/seoni-malwa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhekna from Hoshangabad?75 km by road - What is the population of Dhekna?1,074 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekna in?Hoshangabad district (Seoni-Malwa sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhekna?54.3% (Census 2011)