# Dhandhan Village, Takhatpur, Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/dhandhan/ Village · Takhatpur, Bilaspur # Dhandhan Dhandhan is a village in Takhatpur sub-district of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **495330**. The 2011 Census counted **2,054 people in 436 households**, the 36th largest of 174 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.9%. - 2,054people (2011) - 436households - 70.1%literacy - 495330PIN code ## Dhandhan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhandhan is 495330.** Dhandhan falls in Takhatpur sub-district, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code495330 - Gram panchayatDhandhan - Community development blockTakhatpur - Census village code438580 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhandhan from nearby towns? - Takhatpur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Bilaspur (district HQ)30 km by road - Takhatpur (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 Dhandhan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Dhandhan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bija - ○Degree college10+ km · Takhatpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Padariya - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Dhandhan known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and tivra**. About 64% of the 793 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Dhandhan Of every 100 households in Dhandhan in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhandhan · ■ Takhatpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **88% Toilet within the home ****7%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****15%** **15% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **98% Use banking services ****47%** **27% Television ****24%** **29% Mobile phone ****21%** **21% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **28% Own their home ****95%** **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 Dhandhan? ■ Dhandhan · ■ Takhatpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%** **67.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951** **963 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1045** **956 Working population ****47.6%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 56.5% for women. 51% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 206 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 649 (66%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 88 (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 Takhatpur - Nagoi2,217 people - Sagar2,189 people - Khargahna2,150 people - Pali2,121 people - Mendra2,046 people - Ghonghadih1,998 people - Amsena1,946 people - Chorbhatthi Khurd1,946 people [All 176 villages in Takhatpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/bilaspur/takhatpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhandhan?495330 - How far is Dhandhan from Bilaspur?30 km by road - What is the population of Dhandhan?2,054 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhandhan in?Bilaspur district (Takhatpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhandhan?70.1% (Census 2011)