# Dhurwakari Village, Masturi, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Masturi, Bilaspur 

# Dhurwakari

Dhurwakari is a village in Masturi sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495551**. The 2011 Census counted **2,452 people in 562 households**, the 34th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%.

- 2,452people (2011)
- 562households
- 69.1%literacy
- 495551PIN code

## Dhurwakari PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhurwakari is 495551.** Dhurwakari falls in Masturi sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495551
- Gram panchayatDhurwakari
- Community development blockMasturi
- Census village code438877

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dhurwakari from nearby towns?

- Masturi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Bilaspur (nearest town)35 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 Dhurwakari?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurwakari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pachpedi
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pachpedi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Pachpedi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Dhurwakari known for?

About 64% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 176 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 Dhurwakari

Of every 100 households in Dhurwakari in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dhurwakari · ■ Masturi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**11%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****28%**

**27%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Dhurwakari?

■ Dhurwakari · ■ Masturi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**68.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**987

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****994**

**959

Working population ****46.4%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 58.8% for women. 50% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 137 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 175 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 108 (9%) · **■** Marginal 711 (63%)

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 Masturi

- Earamsahi2,759 people
- Kukada2,729 people
- Deori2,721 people
- Rank2,455 people
- Hirri2,409 people
- Manikchouri2,272 people
- Chisda2,218 people
- Madai2,182 people

[All 173 villages in Masturi](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/masturi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhurwakari?495551
- How far is Dhurwakari from Bilaspur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dhurwakari?2,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhurwakari in?Bilaspur district (Masturi sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhurwakari?69.1% (Census 2011)
