# Dasarkhed Village, Malkapur, Buldana (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/malkapur/dasarkhed/ Village · Malkapur, Buldana # Dasarkhed Dasarkhed is a village in Malkapur sub-district of Buldana district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,495 people in 358 households**, the 28th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 85.8%. - 1,495people (2011) - 358households - 88.0%literacy - 942females per 1,000 males ## Dasarkhed PIN code and other codes Dasarkhed falls in Malkapur sub-district, Buldana district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockMalkapur - Census village code528596 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dasarkhed from nearby towns? - Malkapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Buldana (district HQ)56 km by road - Malkapur (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 Dasarkhed? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Dasarkhed; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Malkapur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khamgaon - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Dasarkhed known for? The main crops are **cotton and jowar**. About 78% of the 823 hectares of village land is sown, and 581 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 Dasarkhed Of every 100 households in Dasarkhed in 2011, 87 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dasarkhed · ■ Malkapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **78% Toilet within the home ****56%** **52% No toilet (open defecation) ****42%** **47% Tap water ****10%** **61% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **52% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **76% Use banking services ****54%** **60% Television ****49%** **46% Mobile phone ****51%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **31% Own their home ****80%** **90% 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 Dasarkhed? ■ Dasarkhed · ■ Malkapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****88.0%** **85.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **842 Working population ****54.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.2% for men and 80.4% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 241 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 426 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (14%) · **■** Marginal 23 (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 Malkapur - Hingana Kazi1,608 people - Talaswada1,549 people - Wadji1,544 people - Harankhed1,510 people - Kund Bk.1,454 people - Kund Kh.1,431 people - Bhalegaon1,430 people - Makner1,396 people [All 73 villages in Malkapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/buldana/malkapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dasarkhed from Buldana?56 km by road - What is the population of Dasarkhed?1,495 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dasarkhed in?Buldana district (Malkapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dasarkhed?88.0% (Census 2011)