# Dhanaj Village, Naigaon, Nanded (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Naigaon, Nanded 

# Dhanaj

Dhanaj is a village in Naigaon sub-district of Nanded district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **941 people in 177 households**, the 68th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 941people (2011)
- 177households
- 71.1%literacy
- 909females per 1,000 males

## Dhanaj PIN code and other codes

Dhanaj falls in Naigaon sub-district, Nanded district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockNaigaon
- Census village code545127

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

## How far is Dhanaj from nearby towns?

- Naigaon (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nanded (district HQ)60 km by road
- Nanded (nearest town)60 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 Dhanaj?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kuntur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nanded
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nanded
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 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 Dhanaj known for?

About 97% of the 339 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Dhanaj

Of every 100 households in Dhanaj in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhanaj · ■ Naigaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**79%

Tap water ****78%**

**38%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**28%

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

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****60%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****61%**

**41%

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 Dhanaj?

■ Dhanaj · ■ Naigaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****747**

**905

Working population ****47.2%**

**48.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.5% for men and 63.3% for women. 57% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 162 (36%)

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 Naigaon

- Dongargaon1,034 people
- Takli1,028 people
- Narangal1,007 people
- Takbid971 people
- Awrala920 people
- Kauthala874 people
- Golegaon868 people
- Mustapur817 people

[All 91 villages in Naigaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nanded/naigaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhanaj from Nanded?60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanaj?941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanaj in?Nanded district (Naigaon sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanaj?71.1% (Census 2011)