# Dhekale Village, Kalwan, Nashik (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Kalwan, Nashik 

# Dhekale

Dhekale is a village in Kalwan sub-district of Nashik district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **910 people in 186 households**, the 84th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 910people (2011)
- 186households
- 58.5%literacy
- 1,022females per 1,000 males

## Dhekale PIN code and other codes

Dhekale falls in Kalwan sub-district, Nashik district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKalwan
- Census village code549810

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

## How far is Dhekale from nearby towns?

- Kalwan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Nashik (district HQ)56 km by road
- Nashik (nearest town)56 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 Dhekale?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekale; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kalwan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kalwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dhekale known for?

About 40% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 151 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 Dhekale

Of every 100 households in Dhekale in 2011, 67 had electricity, 86 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhekale · ■ Kalwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****86%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****14%**

**49%

Tap water ****48%**

**54%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**40%

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

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**79%

Use banking services ****26%**

**60%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**21%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****47%**

**38%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Dhekale?

■ Dhekale · ■ Kalwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**918

Working population ****63.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 46.6% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 374 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 127 (22%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (4%) · **■** Marginal 55 (10%)

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 Kalwan

- Dhanoli934 people
- Bhagurdi926 people
- Palasdar923 people
- Sakorepada913 people
- Wadale[Wani]910 people
- Mohamukh902 people
- Hundyamokh891 people
- Khadakwan891 people

[All 152 villages in Kalwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/nashik/kalwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhekale from Nashik?56 km by road
- What is the population of Dhekale?910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekale in?Nashik district (Kalwan sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekale?58.5% (Census 2011)