# Dhwaj Village, Begamganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Begamganj, Raisen 

# Dhwaj

Dhwaj is a village in Begamganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **960 people in 189 households**, the 32nd largest of 207 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%.

- 960people (2011)
- 189households
- 80.0%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Dhwaj PIN code and other codes

Dhwaj falls in Begamganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBegamganj
- Census village code484103

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

## What facilities are there in Dhwaj?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhwaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Dhwaj known for?

About 58% of the 766 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Dhwaj

Of every 100 households in Dhwaj in 2011, 48 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhwaj · ■ Begamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**7%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****44%**

**24%

Television ****24%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**46%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Dhwaj?

■ Dhwaj · ■ Begamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%**

**73.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1238**

**973

Working population ****42.7%**

**44.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 70.5% for women. 59% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 98 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 122 (30%) · **■** Household industry 40 (10%) · **■** Other work 49 (12%) · **■** Marginal 101 (25%)

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 Begamganj

- Mahgawan Tappa Sunhera982 people
- Kasba Chouka973 people
- Salaiya969 people
- Markheda Gulab961 people
- Hapsili927 people
- Kunda925 people
- Pipaliya Bicholi923 people
- Dhimroli911 people

[All 226 villages in Begamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/begamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhwaj?960 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhwaj in?Raisen district (Begamganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhwaj?80.0% (Census 2011)