# Dokewadi Village, Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar (Maharashtra)

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Village · Shrigonda, Ahmadnagar 

# Dokewadi

Dokewadi is a village in Shrigonda sub-district of Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 196 households**, the 95th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.6%.

- 913people (2011)
- 196households
- 78.3%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Dokewadi PIN code and other codes

Dokewadi falls in Shrigonda sub-district, Ahmadnagar district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockShrigonda
- Census village code558465

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

## How far is Dokewadi from nearby towns?

- Shrigonda (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Ahmadnagar (district HQ)72 km by road
- Shrigonda (nearest town)11 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 Dokewadi?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dokewadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shrigonda
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Dokewadi known for?

About 73% of the 572 hectares of village land is sown, and 226 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 Dokewadi

Of every 100 households in Dokewadi in 2011, 74 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 33 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Dokewadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**64%

Tap water ****7%**

**30%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**71%

Use banking services ****84%**

**74%

Television ****39%**

**44%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**39%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****8%**

**16%

Own their home ****96%**

**90%

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 Dokewadi?

■ Dokewadi · ■ Shrigonda rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**75.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**829

Working population ****54.5%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 65.4% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 303 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 46 (9%) · **■** Marginal 19 (4%)

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 Shrigonda

- Angare1,024 people
- Kondegavhan1,019 people
- Wadgaon Shindodi1,007 people
- Vadghul958 people
- Mengalwadi881 people
- Kansewadi876 people
- Ghutewadi869 people
- Surodi858 people

[All 114 villages in Shrigonda](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/ahmadnagar/shrigonda/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dokewadi from Ahmadnagar?72 km by road
- What is the population of Dokewadi?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dokewadi in?Ahmadnagar district (Shrigonda sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dokewadi?78.3% (Census 2011)