# Chauki Dharnapuri Village, Kandhar, Nanded (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/chauki-dharnapuri/ Village · Kandhar, Nanded # Chauki Dharnapuri Chauki Dharnapuri is a village in Kandhar sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **792 people in 160 households**, the 97th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.4%. - 792people (2011) - 160households - 70.8%literacy - 980females per 1,000 males ## Chauki Dharnapuri PIN code and other codes Chauki Dharnapuri falls in Kandhar sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKandhar - Census village code545337 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chauki Dharnapuri from nearby towns? - Kandhar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Nanded (district HQ)65 km by road - Kandhar (nearest town)10 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 Chauki Dharnapuri? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chauki Dharnapuri; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kandhar - ○Degree college10+ km · Kandhar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kandhar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Chauki Dharnapuri known for? The main crops are **soybean and cotton**. About 36% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 178 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 Chauki Dharnapuri Of every 100 households in Chauki Dharnapuri in 2011, 80 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Chauki Dharnapuri · ■ Kandhar rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **63% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **36% Drinking water within premises ****96%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **96% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****56%** **48% Computer with internet ****3%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **42% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Chauki Dharnapuri? ■ Chauki Dharnapuri · ■ Kandhar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%** **73.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1354** **889 Working population ****56.3%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 61.2% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 276 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (24%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Kandhar - Khudyachiwadi878 people - Dewaichiwadi850 people - Lalwadi841 people - Mundewadi Tarf Khandobachiwadi803 people - Bhandar Kumthyachiwadi753 people - Imamwadi747 people - Balantwadi743 people - Aural725 people [All 127 villages in Kandhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/kandhar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chauki Dharnapuri from Nanded?65 km by road - What is the population of Chauki Dharnapuri?792 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauki Dharnapuri in?Nanded district (Kandhar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Chauki Dharnapuri?70.8% (Census 2011)