# Dharola Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Dharola

Dharola is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **3,825 people in 699 households**, the 1st largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 3,825people (2011)
- 699households
- 72.1%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Dharola PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472282

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

## How far is Dharola from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)70 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)5 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 Dharola?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Dharola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Nalkheda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Dharola known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 69% of the 2,097 hectares of village land is sown, and 962 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 Dharola

Of every 100 households in Dharola in 2011, 94 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dharola · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**59%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**90%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**97%

Use banking services ****32%**

**30%

Television ****32%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**33%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dharola?

■ Dharola · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**930

Working population ****61.3%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 58.4% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 687 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 598 (26%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 149 (6%) · **■** Marginal 906 (39%)

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

- Bhaisoda3,230 people
- Semalkhedi2,954 people
- Pilwas2,716 people
- Gudrawan2,433 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharola from Shajapur?70 km by road
- What is the population of Dharola?3,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharola in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharola?72.1% (Census 2011)
