# Dhand Village, Khilchipur, Rajgarh (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khilchipur, Rajgarh 

# Dhand

Dhand is a village in Khilchipur sub-district of Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **738 people in 154 households**, the 59th largest of 317 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.0%.

- 738people (2011)
- 154households
- 54.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Dhand PIN code and other codes

Dhand falls in Khilchipur sub-district, Rajgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockKhilchipur
- Census village code479043

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

## How far is Dhand from nearby towns?

- Khilchipur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Rajgarh (district HQ)48 km by road
- Khilchipur (nearest town)28 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 Dhand?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhand; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Pachore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pachore
- ○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

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Dhand known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, makka and jawar**. About 50% of the 372 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Dhand

Of every 100 households in Dhand in 2011, 12 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhand · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**2%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****17%**

**43%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****78%**

**56%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Dhand?

■ Dhand · ■ Khilchipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**50.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****798**

**945

Working population ****53.7%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 40.9% for women. 54% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 306 (77%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 72 (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 Khilchipur

- Laxmanpura779 people
- Fatehpur778 people
- Doria Khedi749 people
- Khajli743 people
- Durgpur738 people
- Devakhedi722 people
- Rupaheda722 people
- Bisnya719 people

[All 335 villages in Khilchipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/rajgarh/khilchipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhand from Rajgarh?48 km by road
- What is the population of Dhand?738 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhand in?Rajgarh district (Khilchipur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhand?54.2% (Census 2011)