# Dhankher Kalan Village, Raghurajnagar, Satna (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Raghurajnagar, Satna 

# Dhankher Kalan

Dhankher Kalan is a village in Raghurajnagar sub-district of Satna district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **325 people in 55 households**, the 166th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%.

- 325people (2011)
- 55households
- 95.3%literacy
- 982females per 1,000 males

## Dhankher Kalan PIN code and other codes

Dhankher Kalan falls in Raghurajnagar sub-district, Satna district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSatna
- Census village code463019

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

## How far is Dhankher Kalan from nearby towns?

- Satna (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Satna (district HQ)8 km by road
- Satna (nearest town)16 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 Dhankher Kalan?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankher Kalan; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sehabal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Satna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Satna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dhankher Kalan known for?

The main crops are **dhan and wheat**. About 86% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 121 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 Dhankher Kalan

Of every 100 households in Dhankher Kalan in 2011, 100 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dhankher Kalan · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**11%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****73%**

**49%

Television ****64%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****40%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhankher Kalan?

■ Dhankher Kalan · ■ Raghurajnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****95.3%**

**71.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****611**

**908

Working population ****33.8%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 92.7% for women. 59% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 60 (55%) · **■** Other work 18 (16%) · **■** Marginal 32 (29%)

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 Raghurajnagar

- Kunchi356 people
- Salaiya350 people
- Deori Kalan339 people
- Khadauri326 people
- Shaha321 people
- Manakwar316 people
- Koihai314 people
- Bairiha308 people

[All 264 villages in Raghurajnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/satna/raghurajnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhankher Kalan from Satna?8 km by road
- What is the population of Dhankher Kalan?325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhankher Kalan in?Satna district (Raghurajnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhankher Kalan?95.3% (Census 2011)