# Dhanpura Village, Sohagpur, Shahdol (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Sohagpur, Shahdol 

# Dhanpura

Dhanpura is a village in Sohagpur sub-district of Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **832 people in 181 households**, the 145th largest of 295 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.1%.

- 832people (2011)
- 181households
- 64.2%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Dhanpura PIN code and other codes

Dhanpura falls in Sohagpur sub-district, Shahdol district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSohagpur
- Census village code501457

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

## How far is Dhanpura from nearby towns?

- Shahdol (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Shahdol (district HQ)20 km by road
- Burhar (nearest town)8 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 Dhanpura?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanpura; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bodhar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Burhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahdol
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhanpura known for?

The main crops are **dhan, wheat and makka**. About 39% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Dhanpura

Of every 100 households in Dhanpura in 2011, 37 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanpura · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**95%

Use banking services ****35%**

**67%

Television ****16%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhanpura?

■ Dhanpura · ■ Sohagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%**

**62.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**983

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922**

**965

Working population ****46.6%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 52.2% for women. 56% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (17%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 158 (41%) · **■** Marginal 114 (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 Sohagpur

- Shyamdih No.1853 people
- Atariya Tola843 people
- Pachdi841 people
- Dulhara835 people
- Sakariya832 people
- Khohari825 people
- Antara824 people
- Karuatal812 people

[All 302 villages in Sohagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shahdol/sohagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanpura from Shahdol?20 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanpura?832 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanpura in?Shahdol district (Sohagpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanpura?64.2% (Census 2011)