Village · Baloda, Janjgir - Champa
# Dhorla

Dhorla is a village in Baloda sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 494444. The 2011 Census counted 1,123 people in 266 households, the 34th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.0%.
- 1,123 people (2011)
- 266 households
- 77.7% literacy
- 494444 PIN code

## Dhorla PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhorla is 494444. Dhorla falls in Baloda sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 494444
- Gram panchayat Dhorla
- Community development block Baloda
- Census village code 436668

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Dhorla from nearby towns?
- Baloda (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 21 km by road
- Baloda (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Dhorla?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhorla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Baloda
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bilaspur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dhorla known for?

The main crops are paddy, tivra and olive. About 71% of the 380 hectares of village land is sown, and 56 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Dhorla

Of every 100 households in Dhorla in 2011, 57 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhorla · ■ Baloda rural average
- Electricity for lighting 57% 86%
- Toilet within the home 11% 10%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 90%
- Tap water 0% 8%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 60% 21%
- Television 20% 19%
- Mobile phone 15% 15%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 0%
- None of these assets 30% 40%
- Own their home 97% 97%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Dhorla?

■ Dhorla · ■ Baloda rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 77.7% 73.0%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1005 983
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 963 968
- Working population 51.9% 58.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 66.2% for women. 59% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 48 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 75 (13%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 65 (11%) · ■ Marginal 392 (67%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baloda
- Nawapara 1,163 people
- Purena 1,153 people
- Gatwa 1,130 people
- Korbi 1,128 people
- Bokrel 1,121 people
- Angarkhar 1,082 people
- Nawagoan 1,081 people
- Orai Khurd 1,068 people

All 69 villages in Baloda

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhorla? 494444
- How far is Dhorla from Janjgir? 21 km by road
- What is the population of Dhorla? 1,123 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhorla in? Janjgir - Champa district (Baloda sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhorla? 77.7% (Census 2011)

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