# Digon Village, Nalkheda, Shajapur (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Nalkheda, Shajapur 

# Digon

Digon is a village in Nalkheda sub-district of Shajapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,114 people in 220 households**, the 30th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%.

- 1,114people (2011)
- 220households
- 48.7%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Digon PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockNalkheda
- Census village code472268

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

## How far is Digon from nearby towns?

- Nalkheda (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Shajapur (district HQ)15 km by road
- Nalkheda (nearest town)15 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 Digon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Digon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shajapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Digon known for?

About 70% of the 309 hectares of village land is sown, and 72 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 Digon

Of every 100 households in Digon in 2011, 49 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Digon · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****49%**

**59%

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

**10%

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

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**3%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**30%

Television ****8%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Digon?

■ Digon · ■ Nalkheda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**63.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**930

Working population ****51.5%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.3% for men and 37.5% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 425 (74%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (5%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 97 (17%)

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

- Molyakhedi1,205 people
- Lolaki1,167 people
- Pipalyaset1,154 people
- Dhabla Songara1,144 people
- Thikariya1,063 people
- Chharda1,033 people
- Lalukhedi1,030 people
- Bagawad975 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Digon from Shajapur?15 km by road
- What is the population of Digon?1,114 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Digon in?Shajapur district (Nalkheda sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Digon?48.7% (Census 2011)