# Dhotra Village, Karanja, Washim (Maharashtra) – PIN Code

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Village · Karanja, Washim 

# Dhotra

Dhotra is a village in Karanja sub-district of Washim district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,053 people in 269 households**, the 50th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 85.5%.

- 1,053people (2011)
- 269households
- 81.2%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Dhotra PIN code and other codes

Dhotra falls in Karanja sub-district, Washim district, Maharashtra.

- Community development blockKaranja
- Census village code530914

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

## How far is Dhotra from nearby towns?

- Karanja (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Washim (district HQ)88 km by road
- Karanja (nearest town)32 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 Dhotra?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kamargaon
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kamargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Amravati
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Dhotra known for?

About 91% of the 493 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhotra

Of every 100 households in Dhotra in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhotra · ■ Karanja rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****96%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****4%**

**57%

Tap water ****100%**

**41%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**38%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**90%

Use banking services ****60%**

**62%

Television ****42%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**42%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Dhotra?

■ Dhotra · ■ Karanja rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.2%**

**85.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773**

**926

Working population ****41.0%**

**47.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.7% for men and 73.4% for women. 58% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 104 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (21%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 214 (50%)

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

- Kinkhed1,155 people
- Hinganwadi1,088 people
- Wadgaon1,077 people
- Wadgaon [Range]1,063 people
- Sherpur1,045 people
- Khanapur1,038 people
- Kinhi1,025 people
- Inza1,015 people

[All 167 villages in Karanja](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/washim/karanja/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Dhotra from Washim?88 km by road
- What is the population of Dhotra?1,053 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhotra in?Washim district (Karanja sub-district), Maharashtra
- What is the literacy rate of Dhotra?81.2% (Census 2011)