Village · Gulana, Shajapur
# Dhaturiya

Dhaturiya is a village in Gulana sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,209 people in 260 households, the 34th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.
- 1,209 people (2011)
- 260 households
- 71.6% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Dhaturiya PIN code and other codes

Dhaturiya falls in Gulana sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Moman Badodiya
- Census village code 472872

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhaturiya from nearby towns?
- Gulana (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Shajapur (nearest town) 35 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhaturiya?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhaturiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gulana
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Shajapur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Shajapur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 7 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhaturiya known for?

The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 77% of the 868 hectares of village land is sown, and 174 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhaturiya

Of every 100 households in Dhaturiya in 2011, 97 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhaturiya · ■ Gulana rural average
- Electricity for lighting 97% 83%
- Toilet within the home 19% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 81% 81%
- Tap water 58% 11%
- Drinking water within premises 20% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 93% 96%
- Use banking services 69% 39%
- Television 40% 26%
- Mobile phone 43% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 19% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 20% 34%
- Own their home 99% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhaturiya?

■ Dhaturiya · ■ Gulana rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.6% 71.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 928
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 774 897
- Working population 51.1% 52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 59.1% for women. 56% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 64 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 31 (5%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 11 (2%) · ■ Marginal 508 (82%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gulana
- Dasta Khedi 1,546 people
- Kiloda 1,505 people
- Nolaya 1,338 people
- Piploda Ismail 1,241 people
- Ghansoda 1,166 people
- Kamliya Khedi 1,146 people
- Mochi Khedi 1,125 people
- Umrod Dewas 1,057 people

All 98 villages in Gulana

## Quick answers
- How far is Dhaturiya from Shajapur? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhaturiya? 1,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhaturiya in? Shajapur district (Gulana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhaturiya? 71.6% (Census 2011)

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