Village · Tarana, Ujjain # Dhuwakhedi Dhuwakhedi is a village in Tarana sub-district of Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted 580 people in 165 households, the 131st largest of 206 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%. - 580 people (2011) - 165 households - 69.8% literacy - 946 females per 1,000 males ## Dhuwakhedi PIN code and other codes Dhuwakhedi falls in Tarana sub-district, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh. - Community development block Tarana - Census village code 471658 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhuwakhedi from nearby towns? - Tarana (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Ujjain (district HQ) 60 km by road - Tarana (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhuwakhedi? 4 services counted by the Census are inside Dhuwakhedi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nanded - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tarana - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ujjain - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Public bus service 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) 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 Dhuwakhedi known for? The main crops are soyabean, wheat and chana. About 82% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhuwakhedi Of every 100 households in Dhuwakhedi in 2011, 100 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhuwakhedi · ■ Tarana rural average - Electricity for lighting 100% 80% - Toilet within the home 11% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 89% 85% - Tap water 0% 8% - Drinking water within premises 6% 6% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96% - Use banking services 52% 36% - Television 20% 23% - Mobile phone 40% 49% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 14% - Car / jeep / van 3% 1% - None of these assets 45% 37% - Own their home 97% 97% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhuwakhedi? ■ Dhuwakhedi · ■ Tarana rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 64.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 946 951 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 638 899 - Working population 37.1% 53.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.7% for men and 57.9% for women. 48% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 74 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (13%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 113 (53%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Tarana - Sakari 607 people - Birgod 592 people - Khankribrahman 592 people - Lakhmankhedi 589 people - Molga 577 people - Lunyakhedi 576 people - Tumni 575 people - Ilamkhedi 567 people All 209 villages in Tarana ## Quick answers - How far is Dhuwakhedi from Ujjain? 60 km by road - What is the population of Dhuwakhedi? 580 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhuwakhedi in? Ujjain district (Tarana sub-district), Madhya Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Dhuwakhedi? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/ujjain/tarana/dhuwakhedi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.