# Dharu Khedi Village, Harsud, Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/harsud/dharu-khedi/ Village · Harsud, Khandwa # Dharu Khedi Dharu Khedi is a village in Harsud sub-district of Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,384 people in 252 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.6%. - 1,384people (2011) - 252households - 72.4%literacy - 888females per 1,000 males ## Dharu Khedi PIN code and other codes Dharu Khedi falls in Harsud sub-district, Khandwa district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockHarsud - Census village code505511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dharu Khedi from nearby towns? - Harsud (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Khandwa (district HQ)49 km by road - Khandwa (nearest town)49 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 Dharu Khedi? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dharu Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Naya Harsud - ○Degree college10+ km · Khandwa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khandwa - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Dharu Khedi known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 81% of the 774 hectares of village land is sown, and 181 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 Dharu Khedi Of every 100 households in Dharu Khedi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dharu Khedi · ■ Harsud rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **64% Toilet within the home ****58%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **67% Tap water ****70%** **16% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **95% Use banking services ****80%** **54% Television ****30%** **20% Mobile phone ****59%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **44% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Dharu Khedi? ■ Dharu Khedi · ■ Harsud rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **66.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **927 Working population ****54.3%** **49.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (23%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 34 (5%) · **■** Marginal 328 (44%) 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 Harsud - Junapani Mal.1,537 people - Charkheda1,531 people - Ramjipura1,491 people - Gambhir Obari1,431 people - Selda Mal1,351 people - Semrud Ryt1,325 people - Pratappura1,302 people - Lachhora Mal.1,293 people [All 92 villages in Harsud](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khandwa/harsud/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dharu Khedi from Khandwa?49 km by road - What is the population of Dharu Khedi?1,384 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dharu Khedi in?Khandwa district (Harsud sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dharu Khedi?72.4% (Census 2011)