# Damkherda Village, Bhagwanpura, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bhagwanpura, Khargone 

# Damkherda

Damkherda is a village in Bhagwanpura sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **238 people in 43 households**, the 99th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 39.4%.

- 238people (2011)
- 43households
- 49.5%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Damkherda PIN code and other codes

Damkherda falls in Bhagwanpura sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBhagwanpura
- Census village code477821

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

## How far is Damkherda from nearby towns?

- Bhagwanpura (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)20 km by road
- Khargone (nearest town)20 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 Damkherda?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Damkherda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bistan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 12 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 Damkherda known for?

About 26% of the 805 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Damkherda

Of every 100 households in Damkherda in 2011, 67 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damkherda · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****35%**

**26%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**8%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****95%**

**65%

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 Damkherda?

■ Damkherda · ■ Bhagwanpura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%**

**39.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**941

Working population ****49.2%**

**47.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.0% for men and 42.3% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Cultivators 43 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (63%)

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 Bhagwanpura

- Musapura353 people
- Kariyapura343 people
- Muvasmal337 people
- Lalpura325 people
- Nyamatpura224 people
- Nimghati151 people
- Lonara129 people
- Banskhedi91 people

[All 115 villages in Bhagwanpura](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/bhagwanpura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damkherda from Khargone?20 km by road
- What is the population of Damkherda?238 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkherda in?Khargone district (Bhagwanpura sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damkherda?49.5% (Census 2011)