# Oteband Village, Dhamdha, Durg (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/oteband/ Village · Dhamdha, Durg # Oteband Oteband is a village in Dhamdha sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **490042**. The 2011 Census counted **1,885 people in 415 households**, the 25th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.8%. - 1,885people (2011) - 415households - 77.1%literacy - 490042PIN code ## Oteband PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Oteband is 490042.** Oteband falls in Dhamdha sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code490042 - Gram panchayatOteband - Community development blockDhamdha - Census village code442526 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Oteband from nearby towns? - Dhamdha (sub-district HQ)33 km by road - Durg (district HQ)36 km by road - Dhamdha (nearest town)33 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 Oteband? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Oteband; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Godhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Durg - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Durg - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand 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 Oteband known for? The main crops are **paddy, gram and wheat**. About 59% of the 460 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Oteband Of every 100 households in Oteband in 2011, 91 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Oteband · ■ Dhamdha rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **85% Toilet within the home ****11%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **55% Television ****43%** **37% Mobile phone ****31%** **27% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **18% Own their home ****94%** **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 Oteband? ■ Oteband · ■ Dhamdha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **72.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018** **998 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073** **943 Working population ****41.1%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 65.9% for women. 55% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 182 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 150 (19%) · **■** Marginal 340 (44%) 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 - Akola2,046 people - Kandarka1,995 people - Pendri Deori1,961 people - Deori Raksa1,937 people - Achhoti1,884 people - Khajri1,873 people - Birjapur1,827 people - Murmunda1,818 people [All 162 villages in Dhamdha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/durg/dhamdha/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Oteband?490042 - How far is Oteband from Durg?36 km by road - What is the population of Oteband?1,885 (Census 2011) - Which district is Oteband in?Durg district (Dhamdha sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Oteband?77.1% (Census 2011)