# Dhapada Kalan Village, Sohagpur, Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/dhapada-kalan/ Village · Sohagpur, Hoshangabad # Dhapada Kalan Dhapada Kalan is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 115 households**, the 56th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.7%. - 739people (2011) - 115households - 60.1%literacy - 885females per 1,000 males ## Dhapada Kalan PIN code and other codes Dhapada Kalan falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Hoshangabad district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSohagpur - Census village code487618 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhapada Kalan from nearby towns? - Sohagpur (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Hoshangabad (district HQ)67 km by road - Sohagpur (nearest town)17 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 Dhapada Kalan? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapada Kalan; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn 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) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - 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 Dhapada Kalan known for? The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 93% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 356 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 Dhapada Kalan Of every 100 households in Dhapada Kalan in 2011, 14 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Dhapada Kalan · ■ Sohagpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **61% Toilet within the home ****19%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **73% Tap water ****0%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **93% Use banking services ****0%** **51% Television ****12%** **28% Mobile phone ****38%** **46% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****52%** **30% Own their home ****100%** **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 Dhapada Kalan? ■ Dhapada Kalan · ■ Sohagpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.1%** **66.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857** **904 Working population ****38.6%** **40.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 37.9% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 165 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 12 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%) 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 - Gurari764 people - Mudiya Kheda761 people - Hirapur758 people - Gundrai748 people - Pipariya Bandichhod737 people - Bodana Gujar720 people - Bhonkhedi Khurd718 people - Telsir717 people [All 167 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/hoshangabad/sohagpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhapada Kalan from Hoshangabad?67 km by road - What is the population of Dhapada Kalan?739 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhapada Kalan in?Hoshangabad district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhapada Kalan?60.1% (Census 2011)