# Damkheda Village, Jhiranya, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/damkheda/ Village · Jhiranya, Khargone # Damkheda Damkheda is a village in Jhiranya sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,090 people in 336 households**, the 28th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 39.5%. - 2,090people (2011) - 336households - 36.0%literacy - 998females per 1,000 males ## Damkheda PIN code and other codes Damkheda falls in Jhiranya sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJhiranya - Census village code477948 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Damkheda from nearby towns? - Jhiranya (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)48 km by road - Jhiranya (nearest town)14 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 Damkheda? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Damkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 4 doctors - ●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 · Jhiranya - ○Degree college10+ km · Khargone - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khargone - ○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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Damkheda known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and soyabean**. About 79% of the 466 hectares of village land is sown, and 131 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 Damkheda Of every 100 households in Damkheda in 2011, 72 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Damkheda · ■ Jhiranya rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **58% Toilet within the home ****0%** **4% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **95% Tap water ****68%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **97% Use banking services ****5%** **37% Television ****6%** **10% Mobile phone ****8%** **19% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****87%** **64% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Damkheda? ■ Damkheda · ■ Jhiranya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****36.0%** **39.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1103** **965 Working population ****47.3%** **47.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 41.0% for men and 31.0% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 232 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 723 (73%) · **■** Other work 14 (1%) · **■** Marginal 20 (2%) 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 Jhiranya - Dhupa Khurd2,224 people - Bilkhed2,203 people - Mandwa2,136 people - Ambadochar2,096 people - Semalkhut2,075 people - Dhasal Gaon2,062 people - Kakariya1,996 people - Abhapuri1,979 people [All 131 villages in Jhiranya](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/jhiranya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Damkheda from Khargone?48 km by road - What is the population of Damkheda?2,090 (Census 2011) - Which district is Damkheda in?Khargone district (Jhiranya sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Damkheda?36.0% (Census 2011)