# Dhandhar Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Dhandhar

Dhandhar is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 115 households**, the 94th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 595people (2011)
- 115households
- 61.3%literacy
- 820females per 1,000 males

## Dhandhar PIN code and other codes

Dhandhar falls in Goharganj sub-district, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484397

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

## How far is Dhandhar from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)40 km by road
- Raisen (nearest town)40 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 Dhandhar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chiklood
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhopal
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhandhar known for?

About 85% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Dhandhar

Of every 100 households in Dhandhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhandhar · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**74%

Tap water ****48%**

**18%

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

**17%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****1%**

**38%

Television ****29%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****44%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Dhandhar?

■ Dhandhar · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****820**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**927

Working population ****33.1%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 62 (31%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 40 (20%)

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 Goharganj

- Chamariya Khamariya608 people
- Panjir602 people
- Singaldeep602 people
- Chapla Sir601 people
- Jaitpur595 people
- Tarawali578 people
- Chiroliya573 people
- Hajli568 people

[All 230 villages in Goharganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/raisen/goharganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhandhar from Raisen?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandhar?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandhar in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandhar?61.3% (Census 2011)