Village · Badarwas, Shivpuri
# Dhekua

Dhekua is a village in Badarwas sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 998 people in 212 households, the 59th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 36.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.
- 998 people (2011)
- 212 households
- 36.5% literacy
- 905 females per 1,000 males

## Dhekua PIN code and other codes

Dhekua falls in Badarwas sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Badarwas
- Census village code 456018

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

## How far is Dhekua from nearby towns?
- Badarwas (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Badarwas (nearest town) 45 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dhekua?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Rannod
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gwalior
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhekua known for?

About 59% of the 501 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhekua

Of every 100 households in Dhekua in 2011, 22 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekua · ■ Badarwas rural average
- Electricity for lighting 22% 30%
- Toilet within the home 6% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 91%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 97%
- Use banking services 72% 31%
- Television 18% 11%
- Mobile phone 18% 36%
- Computer with internet 2% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 65% 50%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Dhekua?

■ Dhekua · ■ Badarwas rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 36.5% 60.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 905 901
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 764 907
- Working population 46.0% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.1% for men and 25.2% for women. 48% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 76 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 278 (61%) · ■ Other work 8 (2%) · ■ Marginal 97 (21%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Badarwas
- Ichoniya 1,069 people
- Tarawali 1,060 people
- Rampuri 1,055 people
- Dhamantook 1,053 people
- Kirola Nainagir 977 people
- Rinhay 960 people
- Gagoni 944 people
- Khai Kheda 938 people

All 144 villages in Badarwas

## Quick answers
- How far is Dhekua from Shivpuri? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekua? 998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekua in? Shivpuri district (Badarwas sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekua? 36.5% (Census 2011)

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