# Dhargad Village, Chikhaldara, Amravati (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chikhaldara, Amravati 

# Dhargad

Dhargad is a village in Chikhaldara sub-district of Amravati district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **386 people in 90 households**, the 120th largest of 161 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 386people (2011)
- 90households
- 60.9%literacy
- 847females per 1,000 males

## Dhargad PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockChikhaldara
- Census village code531586

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

## How far is Dhargad from nearby towns?

- Chikhaldara (sub-district HQ)130 km by road
- Amravati (district HQ)128 km by road
- Akot (nearest town)35 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 Dhargad?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Akot
- ○Degree college10+ km · Akot
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Akot
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhargad known for?

About 48% of the 129 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Dhargad

Of every 100 households in Dhargad in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhargad · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**29%

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

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**43%

Television ****12%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**9%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****82%**

**66%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhargad?

■ Dhargad · ■ Chikhaldara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****847**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**979

Working population ****61.1%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.1% for men and 47.7% for women. 61% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (67%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Chichati391 people
- Bela390 people
- Ghana389 people
- Salita387 people
- Khirapani371 people
- Hilda369 people
- Garajdari362 people
- Kalapani354 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhargad from Amravati?128 km by road
- What is the population of Dhargad?386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhargad in?Amravati district (Chikhaldara sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhargad?60.9% (Census 2011)