# Dahatonda Village, Murtijapur, Akola (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/dahatonda/ Village · Murtijapur, Akola # Dahatonda Dahatonda is a village in Murtijapur sub-district of Akola district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,351 people in 301 households**, the 23rd largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 88.3%. - 1,351people (2011) - 301households - 82.8%literacy - 987females per 1,000 males ## Dahatonda PIN code and other codes Dahatonda falls in Murtijapur sub-district, Akola district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMurtijapur - Census village code530304 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahatonda from nearby towns? - Murtijapur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Akola (district HQ)50 km by road - Murtijapur (nearest town)13 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 Dahatonda? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dahatonda; 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 · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Murtijapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Murtijapur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dahatonda known for? About 86% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 213 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 Dahatonda Of every 100 households in Dahatonda in 2011, 86 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dahatonda · ■ Murtijapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **78% Toilet within the home ****20%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **65% Tap water ****45%** **51% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **89% Use banking services ****56%** **64% Television ****25%** **34% Mobile phone ****34%** **37% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****40%** **39% 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 Dahatonda? ■ Dahatonda · ■ Murtijapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.8%** **88.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **937 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****926** **934 Working population ****52.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 75.2% for women. 55% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 94 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 324 (46%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (9%) · **■** Marginal 221 (31%) 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 Murtijapur - Sangwa1,510 people - Parad1,464 people - Shelu Bajar1,411 people - Goregaon1,365 people - Chikhali1,347 people - Durgwada1,346 people - Wirahit1,303 people - Borta1,291 people [All 163 villages in Murtijapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/akola/murtijapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahatonda from Akola?50 km by road - What is the population of Dahatonda?1,351 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahatonda in?Akola district (Murtijapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dahatonda?82.8% (Census 2011)