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

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Village · Pathariya, Bilaspur 

# Dhotma

Dhotma is a village in Pathariya sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496113**. The 2011 Census counted **1,406 people in 387 households**, the 38th largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.

- 1,406people (2011)
- 387households
- 66.8%literacy
- 496113PIN code

## Dhotma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhotma is 496113.** Dhotma falls in Pathariya sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496113
- Gram panchayatDhotma
- Community development blockPatharia
- Census village code438357

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

## How far is Dhotma from nearby towns?

- Pathariya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bilaspur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Pathariya (nearest town)10 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 Dhotma?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhotma; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dasrangpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mungeli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mungeli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 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 Dhotma known for?

About 88% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 332 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 Dhotma

Of every 100 households in Dhotma in 2011, 52 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhotma · ■ Pathariya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****92%**

**44%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Dhotma?

■ Dhotma · ■ Pathariya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**64.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**962

Working population ****47.4%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 50.6% for women. 52% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 203 (30%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 60 (9%)

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

- Goindra1,443 people
- Amlikapa1,425 people
- Puchheli1,414 people
- Rambod1,410 people
- Junwani1,404 people
- Rohra Kalan1,376 people
- Tikait Pendri1,338 people
- Kapua1,325 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhotma?496113
- How far is Dhotma from Bilaspur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Dhotma?1,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhotma in?Bilaspur district (Pathariya sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhotma?66.8% (Census 2011)