# Dholar Village, Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/dholar/ Village · Jaisinghnagar, Shahdol # Dholar Dholar is a village in Jaisinghnagar sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,228 people in 298 households**, the 52nd largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%. - 1,228people (2011) - 298households - 51.5%literacy - 971females per 1,000 males ## Dholar PIN code and other codes Dholar falls in Jaisinghnagar sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development blockJaisinghnagar - Census village code501110 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dholar from nearby towns? - Jaisinghnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Shahdol (district HQ)51 km by road - Jaisinghnagar (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 Dholar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dholar; 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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jaisinghnagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Dholar known for? About 20% of the 1,049 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Dholar Of every 100 households in Dholar in 2011, 27 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dholar · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **30% Toilet within the home ****2%** **6% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****83%** **62% Television ****1%** **4% Mobile phone ****8%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****20%** **38% 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 Dholar? ■ Dholar · ■ Jaisinghnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%** **62.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971** **987 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****708** **957 Working population ****53.5%** **52.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.8% for men and 43.5% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 44 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 192 (29%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 389 (59%) 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 Jaisinghnagar - Dhondha1,321 people - Katira1,302 people - Nigai1,300 people - Kalleh1,235 people - Semar Pakha1,211 people - Ghorsa1,209 people - Chhapra Tola1,195 people - Pahadiya1,166 people [All 204 villages in Jaisinghnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaisinghnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dholar from Shahdol?51 km by road - What is the population of Dholar?1,228 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dholar in?Shahdol district (Jaisinghnagar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dholar?51.5% (Census 2011)