# Dhakna Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Dhakna

Dhakna is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 155 households**, the 63rd largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 648people (2011)
- 155households
- 81.9%literacy
- 1,125females per 1,000 males

## Dhakna PIN code and other codes

Dhakna falls in Chikhaldara sub-district, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531560

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

## How far is Dhakna from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)98 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)150 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)24 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 Dhakna?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bijkudhavadi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paratwada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhakna known for?

About 42% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Dhakna

Of every 100 households in Dhakna in 2011, 25 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhakna · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****25%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****80%**

**29%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****73%**

**43%

Television ****17%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****67%**

**66%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhakna?

■ Dhakna · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1125**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**979

Working population ****51.4%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 226 (68%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (11%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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

- Gangadhari697 people
- Karanjkheda685 people
- Bhandum682 people
- Chunkhadi657 people
- Somthana Kh.641 people
- Awagad637 people
- Karada630 people
- Butida616 people

[All 193 villages in Chikhaldara](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/amravati/chikhaldara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhakna from Amravati?150 km by road
- What is the population of Dhakna?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakna in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakna?81.9% (Census 2011)