# Aheri Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdha, Durg 

# Aheri

Aheri is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490024**. The 2011 Census counted **2,388 people in 486 households**, the 16th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%.

- 2,388people (2011)
- 486households
- 76.1%literacy
- 490024PIN code

## Aheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Aheri is 490024.** Aheri falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code490024
- Gram panchayatAheri
- Community development blockDhamdha
- Census village code442484

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

## How far is Aheri from nearby towns?

- Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Durg (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhamdha (nearest town)24 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 Aheri?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Aheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhilai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Aheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy and paddy**. About 49% of the 742 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Aheri

Of every 100 households in Aheri in 2011, 94 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Aheri · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**85%

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

**12%

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

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****62%**

**55%

Television ****54%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

Own their home ****93%**

**94%

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 Aheri?

■ Aheri · ■ Dhamdha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.1%**

**72.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**998

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1293**

**943

Working population ****44.1%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 58% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 292 (28%) · **■** Marginal 643 (61%)

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 Dhamdha

- Kapasda2,498 people
- Godhi2,494 people
- Malpuri2,436 people
- Dania2,422 people
- Nardha2,321 people
- Patharia2,203 people
- Chicha2,194 people
- Semaria2,075 people

[All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Aheri?490024
- How far is Aheri from Durg?30 km by road
- What is the population of Aheri?2,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aheri in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Aheri?76.1% (Census 2011)