# Dhandheda Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Dhandheda

Dhandheda is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,098 people in 231 households**, the 57th largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,098people (2011)
- 231households
- 77.2%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Dhandheda PIN code and other codes

Dhandheda falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469866

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhandheda from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sitamau (nearest town)6 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 Dhandheda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school5–10 km · Sitamau
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Dhandheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 392 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Dhandheda

Of every 100 households in Dhandheda in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhandheda · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**87%

Tap water ****83%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**27%

Television ****27%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**16%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhandheda?

■ Dhandheda · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1308**

**918

Working population ****50.3%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 66.5% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 189 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (33%) · **■** Other work 16 (3%) · **■** Marginal 163 (30%)

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 Sitamau

- Belara1,178 people
- Suriyakheda1,163 people
- Kotdamata1,127 people
- Khajurigond1,111 people
- Surkheda1,094 people
- Meriyakhedi1,069 people
- Muwala1,068 people
- Satakhedi1,068 people

[All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhandheda from Mandsaur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandheda?1,098 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandheda in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandheda?77.2% (Census 2011)