# Dhurkheda Village, Shahade, Nandurbar (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/dhurkheda/ Village · Shahade, Nandurbar # Dhurkheda Dhurkheda is a village in Shahade sub-district of Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 562 households**, the 34th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%. - 2,810people (2011) - 562households - 53.7%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Dhurkheda PIN code and other codes Dhurkheda falls in Shahade sub-district, Nandurbar district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockShahade - Census village code525577 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? - Shahade (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nandurbar (district HQ)45 km by road - Shahade (nearest town)9 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurkheda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Shahade - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shahade - ○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 ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 **sugarcane, cotton and banana**. About 75% of the 847 hectares of village land is sown, and 279 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, 79 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhurkheda · ■ Shahade rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **61% Toilet within the home ****29%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****71%** **71% Tap water ****76%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **81% Use banking services ****37%** **32% Television ****52%** **29% Mobile phone ****33%** **31% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **52% Own their home ****96%** **92% 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 · ■ Shahade rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%** **62.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **985 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **941 Working population ****50.4%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 60% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,037 (73%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 95 (7%) · **■** Marginal 86 (6%) 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 Shahade - Nagziri2,970 people - Bramhanpuri2,941 people - Ranipur2,940 people - Raikhed2,880 people - Shelti2,800 people - Lakkadkot2,764 people - Kudhavad2,761 people - Damerkheda2,669 people [All 184 villages in Shahade](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nandurbar/shahade/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhurkheda from Nandurbar?45 km by road - What is the population of Dhurkheda?2,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhurkheda in?Nandurbar district (Shahade sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhurkheda?53.7% (Census 2011)