# Dhekri Village, Rahatgarh, Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Rahatgarh, Sagar 

# Dhekri

Dhekri is a village in Rahatgarh sub-district of Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **717 people in 162 households**, the 51st largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 717people (2011)
- 162households
- 76.3%literacy
- 892females per 1,000 males

## Dhekri PIN code and other codes

Dhekri falls in Rahatgarh sub-district, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockRahatgarh
- Census village code460493

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

## How far is Dhekri from nearby towns?

- Rahatgarh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Rahatgarh (nearest town)25 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 Dhekri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rahatgarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Dhekri known for?

About 52% of the 279 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Dhekri

Of every 100 households in Dhekri in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhekri · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**58%

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

**11%

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

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

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

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****65%**

**35%

Television ****28%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****30%**

**45%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dhekri?

■ Dhekri · ■ Rahatgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****892**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**926

Working population ****40.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.3% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 93 (32%) · **■** Household industry 86 (30%) · **■** Other work 25 (9%)

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 Rahatgarh

- Parasri Kalan793 people
- Semra Charkhara791 people
- Khajuriya779 people
- Kishunpur775 people
- Mohasa714 people
- Khatakheri710 people
- Kituwa704 people
- Basiya Bhoti701 people

[All 143 villages in Rahatgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sagar/rahatgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekri from Sagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekri?717 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekri in?Sagar district (Rahatgarh sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekri?76.3% (Census 2011)