# Dhupkheda Village, Paithan, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/dhupkheda/ Village · Paithan, Aurangabad # Dhupkheda Dhupkheda is a village in Paithan sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,300 people in 264 households**, the 72nd largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,300people (2011) - 264households - 75.6%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Dhupkheda PIN code and other codes Dhupkheda falls in Paithan sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPaithan - Census village code549413 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhupkheda from nearby towns? - Paithan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)31 km by road - Aurangabad (nearest town)31 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 Dhupkheda? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhupkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Paithan - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Paithan - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhupkheda known for? About 88% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 296 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 Dhupkheda Of every 100 households in Dhupkheda in 2011, 72 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhupkheda · ■ Paithan rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **69% Toilet within the home ****64%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****36%** **76% Tap water ****2%** **46% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **86% Use banking services ****80%** **61% Television ****44%** **40% Mobile phone ****55%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****30%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Dhupkheda? ■ Dhupkheda · ■ Paithan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **936 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890** **867 Working population ****50.5%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.7% for men and 62.3% for women. 56% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 330 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 46 (7%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (6%) · **■** Marginal 239 (36%) 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 - Porgaon1,309 people - Tupewadi1,308 people - Dadegaon Bk.1,304 people - Daregaon1,304 people - Nandalgaon1,220 people - Georai Bk.1,207 people - Naigaon1,198 people - Rajapur1,188 people [All 189 villages in Paithan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/paithan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhupkheda from Aurangabad?31 km by road - What is the population of Dhupkheda?1,300 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhupkheda in?Aurangabad district (Paithan sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhupkheda?75.6% (Census 2011)