# Dhanikarka Village, Katekalyan – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Katekalyan, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada 

# Dhanikarka

Dhanikarka is a village in Katekalyan sub-district of Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494552**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 161 households**, the 24th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 15.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 23.3%.

- 690people (2011)
- 161households
- 15.7%literacy
- 494552PIN code

## Dhanikarka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanikarka is 494552.** Dhanikarka falls in Katekalyan sub-district, Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code494552
- Gram panchayatDhanikarka
- Community development blockKatekalyan
- Census village code450194

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

## How far is Dhanikarka from nearby towns?

- Katekalyan (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Dantewada (district HQ)27 km by road
- Bade Bacheli (nearest town)28 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 Dhanikarka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanikarka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kuwakoda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dantewada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dantewada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Dhanikarka known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and kulthi**. About 34% of the 703 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhanikarka

Of every 100 households in Dhanikarka in 2011, 22 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanikarka · ■ Katekalyan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**7%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****85%**

**78%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Dhanikarka?

■ Dhanikarka · ■ Katekalyan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****15.7%**

**23.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1078**

**1090

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1167**

**1070

Working population ****54.6%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 21.7% for men and 10.1% for women. 58% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (56%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (1%) · **■** Household industry 8 (2%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 141 (37%)

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 Katekalyan

- Koriras725 people
- Jangampal710 people
- Atepal704 people
- Badegadam691 people
- Nadenar654 people
- Chhote Lakhapal621 people
- Lakharas576 people
- Dudhiras569 people

[All 43 villages in Katekalyan](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/dakshin-bastar-dantewada/katekalyan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanikarka?494552
- How far is Dhanikarka from Dantewada?27 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanikarka?690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanikarka in?Dakshin Bastar Dantewada district (Katekalyan sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanikarka?15.7% (Census 2011)