# Dhekwa, Maharajganj, Rae Bareli – Population & Literacy

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Village · Maharajganj, Rae Bareli 

# Dhekwa

Dhekwa is a village in [Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/maharajganj/) sub-district of [Rae Bareli](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **1,594 people in 263 households**, the 106th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 1,594people (2011)
- 263households
- 73.8%literacy
- 963females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhekwa

Of every 100 households in Dhekwa in 2011, 28 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhekwa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****84%**

**78%

Television ****18%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Dhekwa?

■ Dhekwa · ■ Maharajganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**933

Working population ****28.8%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 63.0% for women. 52% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 250 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (24%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (8%) · **■** Marginal 55 (12%)

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 Maharajganj

- Mubarakpur Sapo1,640 people
- Narayanpur1,634 people
- Kotwa1,613 people
- Kuvana1,595 people
- Banka Garh1,576 people
- Pali1,571 people
- Dund Garh1,397 people
- Rampur Khas1,386 people

[All 203 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/rae-bareli/maharajganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhekwa?1,594 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhekwa in?Rae Bareli district (Maharajganj sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhekwa?73.8% (Census 2011)