# Dholaku Village, Jaitpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Jaitpur, Shahdol 

# Dholaku

Dholaku is a village in Jaitpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,423 people in 393 households**, the 37th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 1,423people (2011)
- 393households
- 67.2%literacy
- 979females per 1,000 males

## Dholaku PIN code and other codes

Dholaku falls in Jaitpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBurhar
- Census village code501534

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

## How far is Dholaku from nearby towns?

- Jaitpur (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)50 km by road
- Burhar (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 Dholaku?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dholaku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 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 Dholaku known for?

About 55% of the 428 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Dholaku

Of every 100 households in Dholaku in 2011, 69 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dholaku · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**26%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****97%**

**67%

Television ****5%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****25%**

**38%

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 Dholaku?

■ Dholaku · ■ Jaitpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****770**

**972

Working population ****49.2%**

**54.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 52.5% for women. 57% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 665 (95%)

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 Jaitpur

- Khamhariya1,521 people
- Khohra1,478 people
- Khanda1,446 people
- Nebuha1,437 people
- Kudeli1,418 people
- Majira1,397 people
- Amlai1,382 people
- Kanwahi1,376 people

[All 185 villages in Jaitpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/jaitpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dholaku from Shahdol?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dholaku?1,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dholaku in?Shahdol district (Jaitpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dholaku?67.2% (Census 2011)