# Dhamkund Village, Karanja, Wardha (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Wardha 

# Dhamkund

Dhamkund is a village in Karanja sub-district of Wardha district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **343 people in 78 households**, the 76th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.2%.

- 343people (2011)
- 78households
- 78.6%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Dhamkund PIN code and other codes

Dhamkund falls in Karanja sub-district, Wardha district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code533566

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

## How far is Dhamkund from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Wardha (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arvi (nearest town)35 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 Dhamkund?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamkund; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karanja
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karanja
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arvi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhamkund known for?

Products made here include bamboo cane products, broom and agricultural implements. About 66% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Dhamkund

Of every 100 households in Dhamkund in 2011, 85 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamkund · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****51%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**52%

Tap water ****50%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****90%**

**70%

Television ****37%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhamkund?

■ Dhamkund · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**84.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1429**

**959

Working population ****60.3%**

**52.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.1% for men and 68.3% for women. 65% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 9 (4%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 153 (74%)

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 Karanja

- Agargaon486 people
- Jamani419 people
- Madani385 people
- Linga Mandavi367 people
- Nandora336 people
- Ambhora333 people
- Maraksur330 people
- Bhiwapur312 people

[All 121 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/wardha/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhamkund from Wardha?40 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamkund?343 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamkund in?Wardha district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamkund?78.6% (Census 2011)