# Dahendri Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/dahendri/ Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati # Dahendri Dahendri is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,176 people in 364 households**, the 5th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 2,176people (2011) - 364households - 68.9%literacy - 933females per 1,000 males ## Dahendri PIN code and other codes Dahendri falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockChikhaldara - Census village code531634 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dahendri from nearby towns? - Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)62 km by road - Amravati (district HQ)115 km by road - Akot (nearest town)10 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 Dahendri? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dahendri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Churni - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells 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 Dahendri known for? About 86% of the 825 hectares of village land is sown, and 711 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 Dahendri Of every 100 households in Dahendri in 2011, 10 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dahendri · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **29% Toilet within the home ****2%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **89% Tap water ****12%** **29% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****42%** **43% Television ****4%** **11% Mobile phone ****8%** **9% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****79%** **66% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Dahendri? ■ Dahendri · ■ Chikhaldara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933** **962 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **979 Working population ****48.8%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 61.5% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 113 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 231 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 37 (3%) · **■** Marginal 678 (64%) 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 Chikhaldara - Tembhrusonda2,545 people - Katkumbh2,403 people - Jambli2,292 people - Churni2,244 people - Salona1,967 people - Sonapur1,807 people - Doma1,755 people - Semadoh1,754 people [All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dahendri from Amravati?115 km by road - What is the population of Dahendri?2,176 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dahendri in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dahendri?68.9% (Census 2011)