# Dheku Village, Khalapur, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/khalapur/dheku/ Village · Khalapur, Raigarh # Dheku Dheku is a village in Khalapur sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,622 people in 403 households**, the 17th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%. - 1,622people (2011) - 403households - 89.8%literacy - 763females per 1,000 males ## Dheku PIN code and other codes Dheku falls in Khalapur sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockKhalapur - Census village code553765 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dheku from nearby towns? - Khalapur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Alibag (district HQ)55 km by road - Khopoli (nearest town)6 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 Dheku? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dheku; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khopoli - ○Degree college5–10 km · Khapoli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Khapoli - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Dheku known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bread and steel. About 43% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Dheku Of every 100 households in Dheku in 2011, 95 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Dheku · ■ Khalapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **82% Toilet within the home ****60%** **43% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **37% Tap water ****85%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%** **42% Use banking services ****32%** **57% Television ****64%** **55% Mobile phone ****74%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****27%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****13%** **25% Own their home ****51%** **79% 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 Dheku? ■ Dheku · ■ Khalapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%** **76.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****763** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **926 Working population ****45.6%** **40.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 94.5% for men and 83.6% for women. 66% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 49 (7%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 612 (83%) · **■** Marginal 70 (9%) 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 Khalapur - Khanavi1,720 people - Tambati1,706 people - Gorthan Bk.1,672 people - Sajgaon1,631 people - Wadgaon1,551 people - Kalote Mokashi1,506 people - Vavoshi1,436 people - Mandap1,413 people [All 121 villages in Khalapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/khalapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dheku from Alibag?55 km by road - What is the population of Dheku?1,622 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dheku in?Raigarh district (Khalapur sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dheku?89.8% (Census 2011)