# Dhikanya Village, Malhargarh, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/dhikanya/ Village · Malhargarh, Mandsaur # Dhikanya Dhikanya is a village in Malhargarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,044 people in 245 households**, the 62nd largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%. - 1,044people (2011) - 245households - 71.0%literacy - 948females per 1,000 males ## Dhikanya PIN code and other codes Dhikanya falls in Malhargarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockMalhargarh - Census village code469217 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhikanya from nearby towns? - Malhargarh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)13 km by road - Mandsaur (nearest town)13 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 Dhikanya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhikanya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Piplyamandi - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Dhikanya known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 88% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Dhikanya Of every 100 households in Dhikanya in 2011, 70 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhikanya · ■ Malhargarh rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **85% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****78%** **33% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****28%** **32% Television ****12%** **32% Mobile phone ****28%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****23%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dhikanya? ■ Dhikanya · ■ Malhargarh rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%** **72.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948** **983 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **950 Working population ****52.6%** **55.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 55.9% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 173 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 235 (43%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 96 (17%) 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 Malhargarh - Pipalya Raisingh1,105 people - Dodiyamina1,097 people - Turkya1,079 people - Lasudiya1,068 people - Khunti1,036 people - Badpur1,010 people - Umariya965 people - Banskhedi960 people [All 168 villages in Malhargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/malhargarh/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhikanya from Mandsaur?13 km by road - What is the population of Dhikanya?1,044 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhikanya in?Mandsaur district (Malhargarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhikanya?71.0% (Census 2011)