# Dhakurai Village, Pichhore, Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Pichhore, Shivpuri 

# Dhakurai

Dhakurai is a village in Pichhore sub-district of Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **207 people in 32 households**, the 160th largest of 172 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 207people (2011)
- 32households
- 52.4%literacy
- 769females per 1,000 males

## Dhakurai PIN code and other codes

Dhakurai falls in Pichhore sub-district, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockPichhore
- Census village code456213

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

## How far is Dhakurai from nearby towns?

- Pichhore (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Shivpuri (district HQ)110 km by road
- Pichhore (nearest town)30 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 Dhakurai?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karakheda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pichhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shivpuri
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Dhakurai known for?

About 36% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Dhakurai

Of every 100 households in Dhakurai in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakurai · ■ Pichhore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**22%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****19%**

**26%

Television ****3%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Dhakurai?

■ Dhakurai · ■ Pichhore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****769**

**879

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****682**

**911

Working population ****40.6%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.0% for men and 42.7% for women. 64% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (71%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (12%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 11 (13%)

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 Pichhore

- Todi Karera301 people
- Maniyar289 people
- Bhagal274 people
- Manpura Myapur267 people
- Piproniya Kheda Alias D191 people
- Masuda188 people
- Salaura Dakhili188 people
- Bajna148 people

[All 186 villages in Pichhore](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/shivpuri/pichhore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhakurai from Shivpuri?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakurai?207 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakurai in?Shivpuri district (Pichhore sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakurai?52.4% (Census 2011)