# Dhawakar Village, Mauranipur, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

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Village · Mauranipur, Jhansi 

# Dhawakar

Dhawakar is a village in Mauranipur sub-district of Jhansi district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **5,884 people in 1,028 households**, the 4th largest of 147 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.2%.

- 5,884people (2011)
- 1,028households
- 71.5%literacy
- 876females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhawakar

Of every 100 households in Dhawakar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Dhawakar · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**85%

Tap water ****10%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**73%

Television ****32%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Dhawakar?

■ Dhawakar · ■ Mauranipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**67.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**867

Working population ****46.6%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.4% for men and 55.1% for women. 51% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 862 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 670 (24%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 189 (7%) · **■** Marginal 1,000 (36%)

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 Mauranipur

- Sakarar8,003 people
- Siaori7,897 people
- Katera Rural6,920 people
- Magarpur5,481 people
- Baragaon5,459 people
- Kachaneo5,431 people
- Uldan5,356 people

[All 152 villages in Mauranipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/jhansi/mauranipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhawakar?5,884 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawakar in?Jhansi district (Mauranipur sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawakar?71.5% (Census 2011)