# Dhamna Bk, Akot, Akola (Maharashtra) – Population & Literacy

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Village · Akot, Akola 

# Dhamna Bk

Dhamna Bk is a village in [Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/) sub-district of [Akola](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/) district, [Maharashtra](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/). The 2011 Census counted **288 people in 71 households**, the 113th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 86.1%.

- 288people (2011)
- 71households
- 87.7%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Dhamna Bk PIN code and other codes

Dhamna Bk falls in Akot sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockAkot
- Census village code529852

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

## How far is Dhamna Bk from nearby towns?

- Akot (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Akola (district HQ)28 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)20 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 Dhamna Bk?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chohatta
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akola
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akola
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Dhamna Bk known for?

The main crops are **wheat and jowar**. About 86% of the 525 hectares of village land is sown, and 441 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 Dhamna Bk

Of every 100 households in Dhamna Bk in 2011, 59 had electricity, 79 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamna Bk · ■ Akot rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**74%

Toilet within the home ****79%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**65%

Tap water ****100%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****89%**

**48%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****1%**

**57%

Television ****22%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**41%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhamna Bk?

■ Dhamna Bk · ■ Akot rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.7%**

**86.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**924

Working population ****59.7%**

**48.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 80.0% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 13 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 148 (86%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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 Akot

- Rudhadi Pr. Khatkali327 people
- Aminapur323 people
- Dangarkhed310 people
- Dhangarwadi305 people
- Garsoli285 people
- Tajnapur280 people
- Chorwad Bk279 people
- Gyajuddin Nagar269 people

[All 180 villages in Akot](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/akot/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamna Bk from Akola?28 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamna Bk?288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamna Bk in?Akola district (Akot sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamna Bk?87.7% (Census 2011)