# Dhanya Khedi Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Dhanya Khedi

Dhanya Khedi is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 72 households**, the 82nd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 385people (2011)
- 72households
- 56.1%literacy
- 1,081females per 1,000 males

## Dhanya Khedi PIN code and other codes

Dhanya Khedi falls in Nalkheda sub-district, Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472325

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

## How far is Dhanya Khedi from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)19 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 Dhanya Khedi?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanya Khedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nalkheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Dhanya Khedi known for?

About 78% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Dhanya Khedi

Of every 100 households in Dhanya Khedi in 2011, 17 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanya Khedi · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**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 Dhanya Khedi?

■ Dhanya Khedi · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1081**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1688**

**930

Working population ****55.8%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.9% for men and 48.6% for women. 62% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 61 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (23%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 98 (46%)

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

- Panali474 people
- Borkhedi Gujar464 people
- Ruparel404 people
- Pheti387 people
- Nipanya Khinchi382 people
- Gokulpur353 people
- Mahendri Nalkheda340 people
- Anandikhedi327 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanya Khedi from Shajapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanya Khedi?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanya Khedi in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanya Khedi?56.1% (Census 2011)