# Dhekau Village, Sihawal, Sidhi (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sihawal, Sidhi 

# Dhekau

Dhekau is a village in Sihawal sub-district of Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **15 people in 2 households**, the 293rd largest of 299 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 9.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 15people (2011)
- 2households
- 9.1%literacy
- 1,143females per 1,000 males

## Dhekau PIN code and other codes

Dhekau falls in Sihawal sub-district, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockSihawal
- Census village code502919

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

## How far is Dhekau from nearby towns?

- Sihawal (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sidhi (district HQ)73 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)73 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 Dhekau?

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

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Byohari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bamuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sidhi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Dhekau known for?

The main crops are **jawar and chana**. About 25% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Dhekau

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

■ Dhekau · ■ Sihawal rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****100%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhekau?

■ Dhekau · ■ Sihawal rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****9.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1143**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**917

Working population ****53.3%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 0.0% for men and 16.7% for women. 43% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 3 (38%) · **■** Marginal 5 (62%)

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 Sihawal

- Sudwar28 people
- Paniha26 people
- Kubra Paipkhar19 people
- Amadei17 people
- Turra Bandh12 people
- Saraiha10 people
- Karkachaha Unmukt6 people
- Bamuri Viran5 people

[All 313 villages in Sihawal](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/sidhi/sihawal/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekau from Sidhi?73 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekau?15 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekau in?Sidhi district (Sihawal sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekau?9.1% (Census 2011)