# Dhana Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad 

# Dhana

Dhana is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **529 people in 96 households**, the 89th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%.

- 529people (2011)
- 96households
- 60.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Dhana PIN code and other codes

Dhana falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code487631

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

## How far is Dhana from nearby towns?

- Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Hoshangabad (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sohagpur (nearest town)11 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 Dhana?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhana; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sohagpur
- ○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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Dhana known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 90% of the 379 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Dhana

Of every 100 households in Dhana in 2011, 97 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 92 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhana · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**34%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****50%**

**51%

Television ****42%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****92%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**30%

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 Dhana?

■ Dhana · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**66.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**904

Working population ****32.5%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 54.7% for women. 52% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 114 (66%) · **■** Other work 10 (6%) · **■** Marginal 48 (28%)

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 Sohagpur

- Niman Mudha548 people
- Podar540 people
- Dunda Khapa533 people
- Sukha Khedi533 people
- Sarangpur516 people
- Chandi Khedi508 people
- Barbatpur507 people
- Sihar Kheda505 people

[All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhana from Hoshangabad?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dhana?529 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhana in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhana?60.4% (Census 2011)