# Dhanaj Village, Umarkhed, Yavatmal (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/dhanaj/ Village · Umarkhed, Yavatmal # Dhanaj Dhanaj is a village in Umarkhed sub-district of Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **2,594 people in 553 households**, the 14th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 2,594people (2011) - 553households - 74.2%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Dhanaj PIN code and other codes Dhanaj falls in Umarkhed sub-district, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockUmarkhed - Census village code542921 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanaj from nearby towns? - Umarkhed (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Yavatmal (district HQ)130 km by road - Umarkhed (nearest town)29 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 Dhanaj? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanaj; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mulava - ○Degree college10+ km · Umarkhed - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pusad - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Dhanaj known for? About 65% of the 963 hectares of village land is sown, and 481 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 Dhanaj Of every 100 households in Dhanaj in 2011, 38 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanaj · ■ Umarkhed rural average Electricity for lighting ****38%** **66% Toilet within the home ****4%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **77% Tap water ****74%** **34% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **56% Television ****9%** **27% Mobile phone ****20%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****57%** **44% Own their home ****97%** **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 Dhanaj? ■ Dhanaj · ■ Umarkhed rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **945 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **914 Working population ****52.1%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 65.0% for women. 56% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 313 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 901 (67%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (5%) · **■** Marginal 59 (4%) 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 Umarkhed - Kharbi2,925 people - Sukali2,720 people - Taroda2,684 people - Baldi2,614 people - Dighadi2,499 people - Deosari2,476 people - Sakara2,453 people - Tembhurdara2,428 people [All 157 villages in Umarkhed](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/yavatmal/umarkhed/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dhanaj from Yavatmal?130 km by road - What is the population of Dhanaj?2,594 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanaj in?Yavatmal district (Umarkhed sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Dhanaj?74.2% (Census 2011)