# Dhekani Village, Chamorshi, Gadchiroli (Maharashtra)

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Village · Chamorshi, Gadchiroli 

# Dhekani

Dhekani is a village in Chamorshi sub-district of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **142 people in 35 households**, the 168th largest of 185 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.4%.

- 142people (2011)
- 35households
- 63.7%literacy
- 1,582females per 1,000 males

## Dhekani PIN code and other codes

Dhekani falls in Chamorshi sub-district, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockChamorshi
- Census village code539290

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

## How far is Dhekani from nearby towns?

- Chamorshi (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Gadchiroli (district HQ)65 km by road
- Gadchiroli (nearest town)65 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 Dhekani?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talodhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gadchiroli
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Dhekani known for?

About 4% of the 737 hectares of village land is sown, and -45 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 Dhekani

Of every 100 households in Dhekani in 2011, 39 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekani · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****39%**

**70%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**89%

Use banking services ****89%**

**74%

Television ****0%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**33%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Dhekani?

■ Dhekani · ■ Chamorshi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**75.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1582**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**970

Working population ****71.1%**

**55.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.6% for men and 60.3% for women. 75% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 82 (81%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Chamorshi

- Thatari172 people
- Ramangatta167 people
- Narayanpur Chak No.2159 people
- Rajangatta157 people
- Weltur Rith141 people
- Bawanchuwa139 people
- Nimgaon Riyyatwari134 people
- Sellur121 people

[All 203 villages in Chamorshi](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/gadchiroli/chamorshi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekani from Gadchiroli?65 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekani?142 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekani in?Gadchiroli district (Chamorshi sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekani?63.7% (Census 2011)