# Dooskal Village, Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar (Telangana) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/dooskal/ Village · Farooqnagar, Mahbubnagar # Dooskal Dooskal is a village in Farooqnagar sub-district of Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. The 2011 Census counted **2,181 people in 590 households**, the 10th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.1%. - 2,181people (2011) - 590households - 59.2%literacy - 994females per 1,000 males ## Dooskal PIN code and other codes Dooskal falls in Farooqnagar sub-district, Mahbubnagar district, Telangana. - Gram panchayatDooskal - Community development blockFarooqnagar - Census village code575182 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dooskal from nearby towns? - Farooqnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Mahbubnagar (district HQ)55 km by road - Mahbubnagar (nearest town)55 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 Dooskal? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dooskal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Farooqnagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Dooskal known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and cotton**. About 33% of the 689 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Dooskal Of every 100 households in Dooskal in 2011, 82 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Dooskal · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****52%** **40% No toilet (open defecation) ****47%** **58% Tap water ****92%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **78% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****54%** **48% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****22%** **22% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Dooskal? ■ Dooskal · ■ Farooqnagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.2%** **58.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994** **967 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088** **947 Working population ****54.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.3% for men and 48.9% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 201 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 353 (30%) · **■** Household industry 91 (8%) · **■** Other work 145 (12%) · **■** Marginal 391 (33%) 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 Farooqnagar - Chowlapalle2,950 people - Elkatta2,806 people - Kamsanpalle2,705 people - Veljerla-II2,535 people - Raikal2,170 people - Nagulapalle2,088 people - Vittyal1,970 people - Madhurapur1,959 people [All 35 villages in Farooqnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/telangana/mahbubnagar/farooqnagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Dooskal from Mahbubnagar?55 km by road - What is the population of Dooskal?2,181 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dooskal in?Mahbubnagar district (Farooqnagar sub-district), Telangana - What is the literacy rate of Dooskal?59.2% (Census 2011)