# Dewakar Village, Pathariya, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathariya, Bilaspur 

# Dewakar

Dewakar is a village in Pathariya sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495224**. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 126 households**, the 117th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 561people (2011)
- 126households
- 66.2%literacy
- 495224PIN code

## Dewakar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewakar is 495224.** Dewakar falls in Pathariya sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code495224
- Gram panchayatDhuma
- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code438488

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

## How far is Dewakar from nearby towns?

- Pathariya (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Sargaon (nearest town)8 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 Dewakar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewakar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chandkhuri
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bilha
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Dewakar known for?

About 66% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Dewakar

Of every 100 households in Dewakar in 2011, 97 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewakar · ■ Pathariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****33%**

**44%

Television ****15%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dewakar?

■ Dewakar · ■ Pathariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.2%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182**

**962

Working population ****42.6%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 53.8% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 199 (83%) · **■** Farm labourers 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 23 (10%)

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 Pathariya

- Chandragadhi593 people
- Kanharpur569 people
- Mohdi569 people
- Sodhi566 people
- Khajri558 people
- Bhakuridih552 people
- Motimpur538 people
- Lukaukapa528 people

[All 151 villages in Pathariya](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/pathariya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewakar?495224
- How far is Dewakar from Bilaspur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Dewakar?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewakar in?Bilaspur district (Pathariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewakar?66.2% (Census 2011)