# Dhargoan Village, Maheshwar, Khargone (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/dhargoan/ Village · Maheshwar, Khargone # Dhargoan Dhargoan is a village in Maheshwar sub-district of Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,105 people in 1,010 households**, the 2nd largest of 175 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 5,105people (2011) - 1,010households - 71.4%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Dhargoan PIN code and other codes Dhargoan falls in Maheshwar sub-district, Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMaheshwar - Census village code476990 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhargoan from nearby towns? - Maheshwar (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Khargone (district HQ)50 km by road - Mandleshwar (nearest town)10 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 Dhargoan? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Dhargoan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mandleshwar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maheshwar - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dhargoan known for? The main crops are **wheat, cotton and soyabean**. About 90% of the 811 hectares of village land is sown, and 587 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 Dhargoan Of every 100 households in Dhargoan in 2011, 94 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhargoan · ■ Maheshwar rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****37%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **81% Tap water ****73%** **48% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%** **87% Use banking services ****42%** **28% Television ****57%** **31% Mobile phone ****52%** **36% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **46% Own their home ****88%** **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 Dhargoan? ■ Dhargoan · ■ Maheshwar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%** **64.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****854** **933 Working population ****49.1%** **52.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 62.1% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 670 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 909 (36%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 368 (15%) · **■** Marginal 515 (21%) 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 - Karahi5,807 people - Choti Khargone4,978 people - Choli4,904 people - Pipliya Bujurg3,567 people - Sulgawn3,534 people [All 207 villages in Maheshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/khargone/maheshwar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhargoan from Khargone?50 km by road - What is the population of Dhargoan?5,105 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhargoan in?Khargone district (Maheshwar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhargoan?71.4% (Census 2011)