# Dhondpada Village, Pen, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Pen, Raigarh 

# Dhondpada

Dhondpada is a village in Pen sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 292 households**, the 42nd largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 292households
- 80.5%literacy
- 989females per 1,000 males

## Dhondpada PIN code and other codes

Dhondpada falls in Pen sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockPen
- Census village code553838

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

## How far is Dhondpada from nearby towns?

- Pen (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)31 km by road
- Pen (nearest town)4 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 Dhondpada?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhondpada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pen
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pen
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Dhondpada known for?

Products made here include salt. About 52% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Dhondpada

Of every 100 households in Dhondpada in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 68 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhondpada · ■ Pen rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**38%

No toilet (open defecation) ****25%**

**27%

Tap water ****75%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****86%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****68%**

**37%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****29%**

**57%

Use banking services ****95%**

**53%

Television ****76%**

**53%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**27%

Own their home ****95%**

**91%

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 Dhondpada?

■ Dhondpada · ■ Pen rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**968

Working population ****41.1%**

**45.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 73.7% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 141 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (29%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 181 (36%) · **■** Marginal 32 (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 Pen

- Belvade Bk1,309 people
- Johe1,297 people
- Div1,294 people
- Koproli1,245 people
- Kharsapoli1,222 people
- Bori1,213 people
- Sonkhar1,205 people
- Salinde1,188 people

[All 169 villages in Pen](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/pen/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhondpada from Alibag?31 km by road
- What is the population of Dhondpada?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhondpada in?Raigarh district (Pen sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhondpada?80.5% (Census 2011)