# Damkheda Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Maheshwar, Khargone 

# Damkheda

Damkheda is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **391 people in 64 households**, the 140th largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 391people (2011)
- 64households
- 79.7%literacy
- 1,015females per 1,000 males

## Damkheda PIN code and other codes

Damkheda falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMaheshwar
- Census village code477069

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?

- Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)50 km by road
- Khargone (district HQ)80 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Damkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sanawad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 4 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?

About 91% of the 153 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 84 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Damkheda · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

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

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****92%**

**48%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**87%

Use banking services ****59%**

**28%

Television ****25%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**92%

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 · ■ Maheshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1015**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1769**

**933

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 69.5% for women. 64% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (78%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Maheshwar

- Gagantalab418 people
- Krodiya Bujurg406 people
- Rabadghati404 people
- Mathnaya395 people
- Mundya Kheda377 people
- Mohanya367 people
- Bhedlya Chhota365 people
- Jhara362 people

[All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Damkheda from Khargone?80 km by road
- What is the population of Damkheda?391 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damkheda in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Damkheda?79.7% (Census 2011)