# Dharakhedi Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur 

# Dharakhedi

Dharakhedi is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **166 people in 50 households**, the 152nd largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 166people (2011)
- 50households
- 95.7%literacy
- 804females per 1,000 males

## Dharakhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469813

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

## How far is Dharakhedi from nearby towns?

- Sitamau (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Sitamau (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 Dharakhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn 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
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dharakhedi known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 74% of the 357 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Dharakhedi

Of every 100 households in Dharakhedi in 2011, 44 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dharakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****78%**

**94%

Use banking services ****60%**

**27%

Television ****26%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dharakhedi?

■ Dharakhedi · ■ Sitamau rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.7%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****804**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****667**

**918

Working population ****38.0%**

**53.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.8% for men and 96.9% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 39 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (37%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%)

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

- Dabdi215 people
- Belari206 people
- Sultaniya189 people
- Shardulgarh187 people
- Aori160 people
- Kherkheda155 people
- Dalkhedi128 people
- Sunthkheda124 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharakhedi from Mandsaur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Dharakhedi?166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharakhedi in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharakhedi?95.7% (Census 2011)