Village · Shamgarh, Mandsaur
# Dhaturiya

Dhaturiya is a village in Shamgarh sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 363 people in 79 households, the 83rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.
- 363 people (2011)
- 79 households
- 48.3% literacy
- 815 females per 1,000 males

## Dhaturiya PIN code and other codes

Dhaturiya falls in Shamgarh sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Garoth
- Census village code 469434

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhaturiya from nearby towns?
- Shamgarh (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ) 99 km by road
- Shamgarh (nearest town) 14 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhaturiya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaturiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Shamgarh
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shamgarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 10 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhaturiya known for?

The main crops are soyabean, makka and dhaniya. About 55% of the 262 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhaturiya

Of every 100 households in Dhaturiya in 2011, 96 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhaturiya · ■ Shamgarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 76%
- Toilet within the home 0% 8%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 92%
- Tap water 0% 19%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 10%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 67% 28%
- Television 27% 24%
- Mobile phone 70% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 15% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 18% 31%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhaturiya?

■ Dhaturiya · ■ Shamgarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.3% 62.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 815 959
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 846 924
- Working population 38.0% 53.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.0% for men and 36.2% for women. 58% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 91 (66%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (2%) · ■ Other work 4 (3%) · ■ Marginal 40 (29%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Shamgarh
- Kothadi Akha 461 people
- Chirdi 458 people
- Tarawali 448 people
- Piplyaghata 401 people
- Khankhari 363 people
- Semlihada 358 people
- Khejadiya 351 people
- Nariya Khurd 343 people

All 96 villages in Shamgarh

## Other places named Dhaturiya
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## Quick answers
- How far is Dhaturiya from Mandsaur? 99 km by road
- What is the population of Dhaturiya? 363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaturiya in? Mandsaur district (Shamgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaturiya? 48.3% (Census 2011)

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