# Dhankhedi Village, Goharganj, Raisen (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Goharganj, Raisen 

# Dhankhedi

Dhankhedi is a village in Goharganj sub-district of Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **170 people in 27 households**, the 186th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.

- 170people (2011)
- 27households
- 80.4%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Dhankhedi PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockObedullaganj
- Census village code484252

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

## How far is Dhankhedi from nearby towns?

- Goharganj (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Raisen (district HQ)78 km by road
- Mandideep (nearest town)5 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 Dhankhedi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mandideep
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mandideep
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dhankhedi known for?

About 92% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 98 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 Dhankhedi

Of every 100 households in Dhankhedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 69 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Dhankhedi · ■ Goharganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****21%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**93%

Use banking services ****66%**

**38%

Television ****90%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****69%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhankhedi?

■ Dhankhedi · ■ Goharganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.4%**

**68.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**927

Working population ****36.5%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.7% for men and 68.2% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 27 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (11%) · **■** Other work 17 (27%) · **■** Marginal 11 (18%)

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

- Ghat Khedi223 people
- Neelgarh215 people
- Dhundhwani210 people
- Aankhkhedi205 people
- Ramkhedi159 people
- Chainiya Khedi149 people
- Padrai149 people
- Bandr Chuha145 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankhedi from Raisen?78 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankhedi?170 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankhedi in?Raisen district (Goharganj sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankhedi?80.4% (Census 2011)