# Dhakephal Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/dhakephal/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Dhakephal Dhakephal is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, PIN code **431105**. The 2011 Census counted **2,368 people in 507 households**, the 30th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,368people (2011) - 507households - 67.7%literacy - 431105PIN code ## Dhakephal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhakephal is 431105.** Dhakephal falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - PIN code431105 - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549428 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhakephal from nearby towns? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)39 km by road - Paithan (nearest town)30 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 Dhakephal? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Dhakephal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Allopathic hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Bidkin - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Aurangabad - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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 Dhakephal known for? About 72% of the 1,390 hectares of village land is sown, and 803 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 Dhakephal Of every 100 households in Dhakephal in 2011, 72 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dhakephal · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **69% Toilet within the home ****33%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **76% Tap water ****23%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **86% Use banking services ****61%** **61% Television ****41%** **40% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Dhakephal? ■ Dhakephal · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929** **867 Working population ****48.2%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 55.7% for women. 55% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 329 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 526 (46%) · **■** Household industry 21 (2%) · **■** Other work 235 (21%) · **■** Marginal 31 (3%) 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 Paithan - Bokud Jalgaon2,720 people - Thergaon2,649 people - Koli Bodkha2,596 people - Wadwali2,399 people - Dadegaon Jahagir2,343 people - Dongaon2,309 people - Khadgaon2,290 people - Akhatwada2,257 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhakephal?431105 - How far is Dhakephal from Aurangabad?39 km by road - What is the population of Dhakephal?2,368 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhakephal in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhakephal?67.7% (Census 2011)