# Dhandheda Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Dhandheda

Dhandheda is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,357 people in 280 households**, the 25th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,357people (2011)
- 280households
- 53.4%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Dhandheda PIN code and other codes

Dhandheda falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472269

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

## How far is Dhandheda from nearby towns?

- Shajapur (district HQ)90 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)10 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 Dhandheda?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dhandheda known for?

About 70% of the 598 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Dhandheda

Of every 100 households in Dhandheda in 2011, 64 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhandheda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****2%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

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 Dhandheda?

■ Dhandheda · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**930

Working population ****49.4%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 38.9% for women. 58% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 299 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (35%) · **■** Other work 37 (6%) · **■** Marginal 101 (15%)

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 Nalkheda

- Baigaon1,472 people
- Godalmau1,398 people
- Goyal1,390 people
- Manasa1,389 people
- Molyakhedi1,205 people
- Lolaki1,167 people
- Pipalyaset1,154 people
- Dhabla Songara1,144 people

[All 96 villages in Nalkheda](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shajapur/nalkheda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhandheda from Shajapur?90 km by road
- What is the population of Dhandheda?1,357 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhandheda in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhandheda?53.4% (Census 2011)