# Dhanora Village, Sillod, Aurangabad (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/dhanora/ Village · Sillod, Aurangabad # Dhanora Dhanora is a village in Sillod sub-district of Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,423 people in 695 households**, the 24th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 3,423people (2011) - 695households - 66.9%literacy - 937females per 1,000 males ## Dhanora PIN code and other codes Dhanora falls in Sillod sub-district, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockSillod - Census village code548616 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanora from nearby towns? - Sillod (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)75 km by road - Sillod (nearest town)12 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 Dhanora? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sillod - ○Degree college10+ km · Sillod - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sillod - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Dhanora known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, wheat and cotton**. About 89% of the 658 hectares of village land is sown, and 520 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 Dhanora Of every 100 households in Dhanora in 2011, 72 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanora · ■ Sillod rural average Electricity for lighting ****72%** **65% Toilet within the home ****50%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****50%** **83% Tap water ****39%** **54% Drinking water within premises ****57%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **91% Use banking services ****65%** **56% Television ****27%** **30% Mobile phone ****57%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****33%** **36% Own their home ****93%** **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 Dhanora? ■ Dhanora · ■ Sillod rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.9%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937** **922 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****863** **856 Working population ****46.1%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.3% for men and 53.9% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,047 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 367 (23%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (3%) · **■** Marginal 105 (7%) 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 Sillod - Mangrul3,589 people - Halda3,518 people - Wadod Chatha3,514 people - Hatti3,511 people - Modha Bk.3,421 people - Nanegaon3,362 people - Deulgaon Bajar3,317 people - Madni3,237 people [All 131 villages in Sillod](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/aurangabad/sillod/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanora from Aurangabad?75 km by road - What is the population of Dhanora?3,423 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanora in?Aurangabad district (Sillod sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhanora?66.9% (Census 2011)