# Duka Village, Ashta, Sehore (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ashta, Sehore 

# Duka

Duka is a village in Ashta sub-district of Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **932 people in 181 households**, the 76th largest of 186 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 932people (2011)
- 181households
- 63.0%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Duka PIN code and other codes

Duka falls in Ashta sub-district, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAshta
- Census village code482944

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

## How far is Duka from nearby towns?

- Ashta (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Sehore (district HQ)52 km by road
- Ashta (nearest town)9 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 Duka?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Duka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ashta
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ashta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amlaha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Duka known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 82% of the 413 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Duka

Of every 100 households in Duka in 2011, 76 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Duka · ■ Ashta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

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

**9%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****48%**

**63%

Television ****32%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**29%

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 Duka?

■ Duka · ■ Ashta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.0%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783**

**898

Working population ****57.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 46.6% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 345 (64%)

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 Ashta

- Nanakpur951 people
- Umarpur944 people
- Bherupur942 people
- Jagmalpura936 people
- Dewan Khedi928 people
- Gopalpur923 people
- Pardi Khedi921 people
- Richhadiya919 people

[All 195 villages in Ashta](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sehore/ashta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duka from Sehore?52 km by road
- What is the population of Duka?932 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duka in?Sehore district (Ashta sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Duka?63.0% (Census 2011)