# Dhirajgaon Village, Nandurbar, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/dhirajgaon/ Village · Nandurbar, Nandurbar # Dhirajgaon Dhirajgaon is a village in Nandurbar sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **972 people in 196 households**, the 107th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%. - 972people (2011) - 196households - 42.3%literacy - 1,099females per 1,000 males ## Dhirajgaon PIN code and other codes Dhirajgaon falls in Nandurbar sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockNandurbar - Census village code525763 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhirajgaon from nearby towns? - Nandurbar (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)13 km by road - Nandurbar (nearest town)13 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 Dhirajgaon? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhirajgaon; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nandurbar - ○Degree college10+ km · Nandurbar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nandurbar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dhirajgaon known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and banana**. About 82% of the 424 hectares of village land is sown, and 295 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 Dhirajgaon Of every 100 households in Dhirajgaon in 2011, 3 had electricity, 99 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhirajgaon · ■ Nandurbar rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **68% Toilet within the home ****99%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **65% Tap water ****100%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **12% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **87% Use banking services ****0%** **33% Television ****0%** **30% Mobile phone ****6%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****92%** **48% Own their home ****100%** **93% 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 Dhirajgaon? ■ Dhirajgaon · ■ Nandurbar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****42.3%** **64.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1099** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **931 Working population ****66.6%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.4% for men and 36.0% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 108 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 500 (77%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 26 (4%) 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 Nandurbar - Arale1,029 people - Kalmadi1,013 people - Fulsare992 people - Navagaon980 people - Bhagsari969 people - Wagshepa957 people - Ajepur947 people - Shejve926 people [All 153 villages in Nandurbar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/nandurbar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhirajgaon from Nandurbar?13 km by road - What is the population of Dhirajgaon?972 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhirajgaon in?Nandurbar district (Nandurbar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhirajgaon?42.3% (Census 2011)