# Dhilwar Village, Gairatganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gairatganj, Raisen 

# Dhilwar

Dhilwar is a village in Gairatganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **279 people in 47 households**, the 125th largest of 163 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 279people (2011)
- 47households
- 91.1%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Dhilwar PIN code and other codes

Dhilwar falls in Gairatganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockGairatganj
- Census village code483961

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

## How far is Dhilwar from nearby towns?

- Gairatgang (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)66 km by road
- Gairatganj (nearest town)11 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 Dhilwar?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhilwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hardout
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gairatganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raisen
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 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)5 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 Dhilwar known for?

The main crops are **soyabean and wheat**. About 79% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Dhilwar

Of every 100 households in Dhilwar in 2011, 20 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhilwar · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**41%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dhilwar?

■ Dhilwar · ■ Gairatganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.1%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**941

Working population ****54.8%**

**44.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 89.3% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 28 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (7%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 111 (73%)

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 Gairatganj

- Simariya Khurd306 people
- Mohad303 people
- Tila Kalan292 people
- Sahajpur281 people
- Hatnapur279 people
- Semrajerghati279 people
- Parasiya278 people
- Amgawan269 people

[All 169 villages in Gairatganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/gairatganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhilwar from Raisen?66 km by road
- What is the population of Dhilwar?279 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhilwar in?Raisen district (Gairatganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhilwar?91.1% (Census 2011)