# Dhapai, Mungeli, Bilaspur – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Mungeli, Bilaspur 

# Dhapai

Dhapai is a village in [Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/) sub-district of [Bilaspur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **496242**. The 2011 Census counted **814 people in 180 households**, the 101st largest of 260 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 814people (2011)
- 180households
- 58.5%literacy
- 496242PIN code

## Dhapai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhapai is 496242.** Dhapai falls in Mungeli sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496242
- Gram panchayatDhapai
- Community development blockMungeli
- Census village code438273

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

## How far is Dhapai from nearby towns?

- Mungeli (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)62 km by road
- Mungeli (nearest town)12 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 Dhapai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhapai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Padanrbhattha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Dhapai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, soyabean and gram**. About 76% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Dhapai

Of every 100 households in Dhapai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhapai · ■ Mungeli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****9%**

**45%

Television ****22%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**43%

Own their home ****96%**

**97%

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 Dhapai?

■ Dhapai · ■ Mungeli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**975

Working population ****27.9%**

**47.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 45.1% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 110 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 21 (9%) · **■** Marginal 95 (42%)

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 Mungeli

- Jhaliapur833 people
- Mudia831 people
- Totakapa830 people
- Amalidih824 people
- Madanpur803 people
- Hedaspur786 people
- Tingipur781 people
- Sonpuri772 people

[All 278 villages in Mungeli](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/mungeli/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhapai?496242
- How far is Dhapai from Bilaspur?62 km by road
- What is the population of Dhapai?814 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhapai in?Bilaspur district (Mungeli sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhapai?58.5% (Census 2011)