# Dhokshet Village, Sudhagad, Raigarh (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Sudhagad, Raigarh 

# Dhokshet

Dhokshet is a village in Sudhagad sub-district of Raigarh district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,166 people in 271 households**, the 9th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,166people (2011)
- 271households
- 59.2%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Dhokshet PIN code and other codes

Dhokshet falls in Sudhagad sub-district, Raigarh district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockSudhagad
- Census village code554464

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

## How far is Dhokshet from nearby towns?

- Pali (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Alibag (district HQ)49 km by road
- Khopoli (nearest town)23 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 Dhokshet?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhokshet; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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 · Jambhulpada
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pali
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Dhokshet known for?

About 13% of the 832 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Dhokshet

Of every 100 households in Dhokshet in 2011, 71 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhokshet · ■ Sudhagad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**79%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**48%

Tap water ****16%**

**45%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**81%

Use banking services ****47%**

**42%

Television ****37%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****32%**

**39%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Dhokshet?

■ Dhokshet · ■ Sudhagad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037**

**950

Working population ****38.9%**

**49.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.7% for men and 50.4% for women. 54% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 61 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (4%) · **■** Other work 277 (61%) · **■** Marginal 97 (21%)

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 Sudhagad

- Chikhalgaon1,415 people
- Adulse1,371 people
- Uddhar1,363 people
- Mahagaon1,332 people
- Apatwane1,120 people
- Dahigaon1,033 people
- Rasal1,027 people
- Nadsur976 people

[All 98 villages in Sudhagad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/raigarh/sudhagad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhokshet from Alibag?49 km by road
- What is the population of Dhokshet?1,166 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhokshet in?Raigarh district (Sudhagad sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhokshet?59.2% (Census 2011)