# Dhakhwa, Mahmudabad, Sitapur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Mahmudabad, Sitapur 

# Dhakhwa

Dhakhwa is a village in [Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/) sub-district of [Sitapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/) district, [Uttar Pradesh](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/). The 2011 Census counted **3,285 people in 580 households**, the 31st largest of 341 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 3,285people (2011)
- 580households
- 61.6%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Dhakhwa

Of every 100 households in Dhakhwa in 2011, 5 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhakhwa · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**9%

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

**90%

Tap water ****88%**

**34%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****65%**

**80%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

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 Dhakhwa?

■ Dhakhwa · ■ Mahmudabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**881

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1088**

**943

Working population ****32.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 48.1% for women. 51% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 369 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 112 (11%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 280 (26%) · **■** Marginal 280 (26%)

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 Mahmudabad

- Barwi Barwa3,421 people
- Semari3,398 people
- Deshilaukiya3,392 people
- Angethua3,365 people
- Panchdeora Chaube3,273 people
- Gaura3,260 people
- Launa3,164 people
- Keora3,068 people

[All 346 villages in Mahmudabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/sitapur/mahmudabad/villages/)

## Other places named Dhakhwa

- Dhakhwa · Village, Bansgaon, Gorakhpur · 35 people

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Dhakhwa?3,285 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhakhwa in?Sitapur district (Mahmudabad sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhakhwa?61.6% (Census 2011)