# Dharakheda Village, Mahidpur, Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Mahidpur, Ujjain 

# Dharakheda

Dharakheda is a village in Mahidpur sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **680 people in 130 households**, the 136th largest of 223 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.

- 680people (2011)
- 130households
- 57.1%literacy
- 1,112females per 1,000 males

## Dharakheda PIN code and other codes

Dharakheda falls in Mahidpur sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockMahidpur
- Census village code471388

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

## How far is Dharakheda from nearby towns?

- Mahidpur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Ujjain (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mahidpur (nearest town)9 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 Dharakheda?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dharakheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mahidpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ujjain
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Dharakheda known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and chana**. About 89% of the 522 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Dharakheda

Of every 100 households in Dharakheda in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 85 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dharakheda · ■ Mahidpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****58%**

**31%

Television ****53%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****85%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dharakheda?

■ Dharakheda · ■ Mahidpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**59.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1112**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1366**

**935

Working population ****57.1%**

**53.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 40.4% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 201 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 181 (47%)

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 Mahidpur

- Sekakhedi691 people
- Khoriya Sumra690 people
- Simrol683 people
- Malikhedi682 people
- Rudrakheda680 people
- Jharawada678 people
- Akyadhanga669 people
- Narayankhedi667 people

[All 224 villages in Mahidpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/mahidpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharakheda from Ujjain?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dharakheda?680 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharakheda in?Ujjain district (Mahidpur sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dharakheda?57.1% (Census 2011)