# Dhurkheda Village, Kalameshwar, Nagpur (Maharashtra)

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Village · Kalameshwar, Nagpur 

# Dhurkheda

Dhurkheda is a village in Kalameshwar sub-district of Nagpur district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **354 people in 72 households**, the 67th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.2%.

- 354people (2011)
- 72households
- 86.9%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Dhurkheda PIN code and other codes

Dhurkheda falls in Kalameshwar sub-district, Nagpur district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalameshwar
- Census village code535151

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

## How far is Dhurkheda from nearby towns?

- Kalameshwar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nagpur (district HQ)34 km by road
- Kalameshwar (nearest town)15 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 Dhurkheda?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurkheda; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhapewada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalmeshwar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalmeshwar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhurkheda known for?

The main crops are **soybean, cotton and jowar**. About 82% of the 188 hectares of village land is sown, and 136 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 Dhurkheda

Of every 100 households in Dhurkheda in 2011, 89 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhurkheda · ■ Kalameshwar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**53%

Tap water ****1%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**61%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**72%

Use banking services ****61%**

**70%

Television ****46%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**22%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**21%

Own their home ****76%**

**87%

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 Dhurkheda?

■ Dhurkheda · ■ Kalameshwar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.9%**

**83.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714**

**931

Working population ****36.2%**

**50.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.1% for men and 79.9% for women. 53% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (22%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 11 (9%) · **■** Marginal 31 (24%)

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 Kalameshwar

- Gowari456 people
- Wadhona kh.450 people
- Wathoda405 people
- Khapari364 people
- Chakdoh330 people
- Ladai326 people
- Ramgiri314 people
- Kokarda298 people

[All 105 villages in Kalameshwar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nagpur/kalameshwar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhurkheda from Nagpur?34 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurkheda?354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurkheda in?Nagpur district (Kalameshwar sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurkheda?86.9% (Census 2011)