# Dharmapuri Village, Lakhandur, Bhandara (Maharashtra)

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Village · Lakhandur, Bhandara 

# Dharmapuri

Dharmapuri is a village in Lakhandur sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **888 people in 199 households**, the 56th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.8%.

- 888people (2011)
- 199households
- 77.0%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Dharmapuri PIN code and other codes

Dharmapuri falls in Lakhandur sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockLakhandur
- Census village code537477

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

## How far is Dharmapuri from nearby towns?

- Lakhandur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhandara (district HQ)12 km by road
- Desaiganj (nearest town)33 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 Dharmapuri?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dharmapuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barva
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakhandur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sakoli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Dharmapuri known for?

About 65% of the 307 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Dharmapuri

Of every 100 households in Dharmapuri in 2011, 52 had electricity, 48 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dharmapuri · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**75%

Toilet within the home ****48%**

**54%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**46%

Tap water ****58%**

**39%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**92%

Use banking services ****70%**

**59%

Television ****21%**

**29%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**94%

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 Dharmapuri?

■ Dharmapuri · ■ Lakhandur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.0%**

**78.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****683**

**966

Working population ****57.2%**

**57.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.6% for men and 69.1% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 60 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (42%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 206 (41%)

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 Lakhandur

- Antergaon Kha.971 people
- Khairna955 people
- Gunjepar937 people
- Pachgaon914 people
- Kholmara860 people
- Dandegaon790 people
- Konda-mondhi745 people
- Manegaon738 people

[All 89 villages in Lakhandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/lakhandur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dharmapuri from Bhandara?12 km by road
- What is the population of Dharmapuri?888 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dharmapuri in?Bhandara district (Lakhandur sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dharmapuri?77.0% (Census 2011)