# Dhanegaon Village, Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/dhanegaon/ Village · Jamkhed, Ahmadnagar # Dhanegaon Dhanegaon is a village in Jamkhed sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,537 people in 309 households**, the 27th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.8%. - 1,537people (2011) - 309households - 68.9%literacy - 958females per 1,000 males ## Dhanegaon PIN code and other codes Dhanegaon falls in Jamkhed sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockJamkhed - Census village code558716 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanegaon from nearby towns? - Jamkhed (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Ahmadnagar (district HQ)113 km by road - Ahmadnagar (nearest town)113 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 Dhanegaon? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sonegaon - ○Degree college10+ km · Jamkhed - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamkhed - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhanegaon known for? About 92% of the 1,291 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,042 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 Dhanegaon Of every 100 households in Dhanegaon in 2011, 44 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhanegaon · ■ Jamkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****44%** **62% Toilet within the home ****8%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **77% Tap water ****24%** **38% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****76%** **68% Television ****13%** **27% Mobile phone ****42%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****43%** **28% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Dhanegaon? ■ Dhanegaon · ■ Jamkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **69.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958** **911 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **810 Working population ****54.5%** **55.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 58.3% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 582 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (21%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (7%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%) 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 Jamkhed - Ratnapur1,718 people - Waki1,654 people - Kusadgaon1,631 people - Padali1,552 people - Jawalke1,485 people - Savargaon1,470 people - Pimpalgaon Unda1,398 people - Loni1,244 people [All 86 villages in Jamkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/jamkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanegaon from Ahmadnagar?113 km by road - What is the population of Dhanegaon?1,537 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanegaon in?Ahmadnagar district (Jamkhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhanegaon?68.9% (Census 2011)