Village · Hinganghat, Wardha # Dhochi Dhochi is a village in Hinganghat sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted 728 people in 179 households, the 59th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.6%. - 728 people (2011) - 179 households - 84.6% literacy - 947 females per 1,000 males ## Dhochi PIN code and other codes Dhochi falls in Hinganghat sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra. - Community development block Hinganghat - Census village code 534526 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhochi from nearby towns? - Hinganghat (sub-district HQ) 40 km by road - Wardha (district HQ) 85 km by road - Hinganghat (nearest town) 40 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhochi? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhochi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pohanna - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Wadner - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Hinganghat - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water canal / river - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhochi known for? Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 67% of the 745 hectares of village land is sown, and 480 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhochi Of every 100 households in Dhochi in 2011, 86 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhochi · ■ Hinganghat rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 86% - Toilet within the home 82% 40% - No toilet (open defecation) 18% 60% - Tap water 1% 53% - Drinking water within premises 4% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 12% 15% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 88% 84% - Use banking services 99% 67% - Television 52% 48% - Mobile phone 65% 47% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 22% 16% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 26% - Own their home 97% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhochi? ■ Dhochi · ■ Hinganghat rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 84.6% 83.6% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 947 932 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 826 915 - Working population 66.8% 55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 78.5% for women. 69% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 452 (93%) · ■ Farm labourers 15 (3%) · ■ Other work 12 (2%) · ■ Marginal 7 (1%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Hinganghat - Sastabad 771 people - Kadajana 768 people - Kosurla 755 people - Dhiwri Pipari 730 people - Dawlapur 714 people - Pardi 714 people - Rohankheda 709 people - Alamdoh 693 people All 187 villages in Hinganghat ## Quick answers - How far is Dhochi from Wardha? 85 km by road - What is the population of Dhochi? 728 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhochi in? Wardha district (Hinganghat sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhochi? 84.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/hinganghat/dhochi/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.