# Dhankeshwar Village, Pusad, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/dhankeshwar/ Village · Pusad, Yavatmal # Dhankeshwar Dhankeshwar is a village in Pusad sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **1,596 people in 349 households**, the 54th largest of 177 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 1,596people (2011) - 349households - 84.3%literacy - 985females per 1,000 males ## Dhankeshwar PIN code and other codes Dhankeshwar falls in Pusad sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockPusad - Census village code542802 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhankeshwar from nearby towns? - Pusad (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)103 km by road - Pusad (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 Dhankeshwar? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhankeshwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Borgadi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pusad - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pusad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Dhankeshwar known for? About 88% of the 404 hectares of village land is sown, and 310 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 Dhankeshwar Of every 100 households in Dhankeshwar in 2011, 76 had electricity, 51 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dhankeshwar · ■ Pusad rural average Electricity for lighting ****76%** **51% Toilet within the home ****51%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **88% Tap water ****70%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****59%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **49% Television ****50%** **24% Mobile phone ****50%** **34% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****21%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **47% Own their home ****74%** **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 Dhankeshwar? ■ Dhankeshwar · ■ Pusad rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **935 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****821** **910 Working population ****30.3%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.0% for men and 79.6% for women. 49% of men and 12% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 74 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (17%) · **■** Household industry 10 (2%) · **■** Other work 283 (58%) · **■** Marginal 36 (7%) 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 Pusad - Shampur1,644 people - Khadakdari1,642 people - Lohara Kh.1,623 people - Paradh1,618 people - Mhaismal1,591 people - Karhol1,586 people - Hudi Bk1,572 people - Bornagar1,556 people [All 187 villages in Pusad](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/pusad/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhankeshwar from Yavatmal?103 km by road - What is the population of Dhankeshwar?1,596 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhankeshwar in?Yavatmal district (Pusad sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhankeshwar?84.3% (Census 2011)