Village · Palera, Tikamgarh
# Dantgora Khas

Dantgora Khas is a village in Palera sub-district of Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 1,540 people in 273 households, the 53rd largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.4%.
- 1,540 people (2011)
- 273 households
- 52.8% literacy
- 869 females per 1,000 males

## Dantgora Khas PIN code and other codes

Dantgora Khas falls in Palera sub-district, Tikamgarh district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Community development block Palera
- Census village code 457027

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

## How far is Dantgora Khas from nearby towns?
- Palera (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road
- Tikamgarh (district HQ) 65 km by road
- Palera (nearest town) 13 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dantgora Khas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dantgora Khas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 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
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Palera
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Tikamgarh
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 8 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 Dantgora Khas known for?

About 57% of the 535 hectares of village land is sown, and 262 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dantgora Khas

Of every 100 households in Dantgora Khas in 2011, 24 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dantgora Khas · ■ Palera rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 36%
- Toilet within the home 0% 4%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 4% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 36% 29%
- Television 8% 15%
- Mobile phone 68% 48%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 27%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Dantgora Khas?

■ Dantgora Khas · ■ Palera rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.8% 60.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 869 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 887 882
- Working population 49.6% 46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 44.0% for women. 54% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 211 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 183 (24%) · ■ Household industry 17 (2%) · ■ Other work 58 (8%) · ■ Marginal 295 (39%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Palera
- Thar 1,659 people
- Khera 1,639 people
- Pathari 1,610 people
- Bhadrai Udaypura 1,586 people
- Charee 1,513 people
- Maheva Chak-1 1,502 people
- Sunrai 1,502 people
- Bela 1,423 people

All 150 villages in Palera

## Quick answers
- How far is Dantgora Khas from Tikamgarh? 65 km by road
- What is the population of Dantgora Khas? 1,540 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dantgora Khas in? Tikamgarh district (Palera sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dantgora Khas? 52.8% (Census 2011)

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