# Dhodhar Village, Suwasara, Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Suwasara, Mandsaur 

# Dhodhar

Dhodhar is a village in Suwasara sub-district of Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **879 people in 176 households**, the 32nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.1%.

- 879people (2011)
- 176households
- 78.7%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Dhodhar PIN code and other codes

Dhodhar falls in Suwasara sub-district, Mandsaur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSitamau
- Census village code469930

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

## How far is Dhodhar from nearby towns?

- Suwasra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Mandsaur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Suwasara (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 Dhodhar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhodhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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 school5–10 km · Suwasra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Suwasra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mandsaur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Dhodhar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 71% of the 398 hectares of village land is sown, and 135 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 Dhodhar

Of every 100 households in Dhodhar in 2011, 60 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhodhar · ■ Suwasara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**77%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****45%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

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 Dhodhar?

■ Dhodhar · ■ Suwasara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.7%**

**61.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**953

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**913

Working population ****57.2%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.7% for men and 65.7% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 229 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (8%) · **■** Other work 47 (9%) · **■** Marginal 189 (38%)

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 Suwasara

- Jamunya931 people
- Dhanwada925 people
- Angari917 people
- Hanspura881 people
- Dhanadakheda874 people
- Jagdi833 people
- Nathukhedi830 people
- Lakhwa813 people

[All 74 villages in Suwasara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/mandsaur/suwasara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhodhar from Mandsaur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Dhodhar?879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhodhar in?Mandsaur district (Suwasara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhodhar?78.7% (Census 2011)