# Piplya Dhakad Village, Sitamau, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/piplya-dhakad/ Village · Sitamau, Mandsaur # Piplya Dhakad Piplya Dhakad is a village in Sitamau sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,397 people in 287 households**, the 41st largest of 159 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 1,397people (2011) - 287households - 69.5%literacy - 982females per 1,000 males ## Piplya Dhakad PIN code and other codes Piplya Dhakad falls in Sitamau sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockSitamau - Census village code469802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Piplya Dhakad from nearby towns? - Sitamau (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Mandsaur (district HQ)42 km by road - Sitamau (nearest town)15 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 Piplya Dhakad? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Piplya Dhakad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Kayampur - ○Degree college10+ km · Mandsaur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand 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 Piplya Dhakad known for? The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and garlic**. About 83% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 249 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 Piplya Dhakad Of every 100 households in Piplya Dhakad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Piplya Dhakad · ■ Sitamau rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **79% Toilet within the home ****5%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **20% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****55%** **27% Television ****46%** **25% Mobile phone ****84%** **50% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****38%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **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 Piplya Dhakad? ■ Piplya Dhakad · ■ Sitamau rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **918 Working population ****49.5%** **53.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 52.4% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 370 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 81 (12%) 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 - Gadariya1,409 people - Payakhedi1,408 people - Mahuwi1,403 people - Laori1,402 people - Rawti1,345 people - Shakkarkhedi1,335 people - Mundla1,328 people - Gopalpura1,303 people [All 167 villages in Sitamau](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/sitamau/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Piplya Dhakad from Mandsaur?42 km by road - What is the population of Piplya Dhakad?1,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Piplya Dhakad in?Mandsaur district (Sitamau sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Piplya Dhakad?69.5% (Census 2011)