Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa
# Dhamni

Dhamni is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495691. The 2011 Census counted 2,056 people in 451 households, the 26th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%.
- 2,056 people (2011)
- 451 households
- 69.9% literacy
- 495691 PIN code

## Dhamni PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhamni is 495691. Dhamni falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 495691
- Gram panchayat Dhamni
- Community development block Jaijaipur
- Census village code 437422

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

## How far is Dhamni from nearby towns?
- Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Janjgir (district HQ) 60 km by road
- Jaijaipur (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dhamni?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhamni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Hasaud
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Hasaud
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkharoda
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- 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 Dhamni known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and black gram. About 71% of the 310 hectares of village land is sown, and 207 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhamni

Of every 100 households in Dhamni in 2011, 100 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhamni · ■ Jaijaipur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 100% 90%
- Toilet within the home 6% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 93%
- Tap water 1% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 25% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99%
- Use banking services 8% 23%
- Television 15% 31%
- Mobile phone 19% 28%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 63% 28%
- Own their home 98% 98%

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

## What is the population of Dhamni?

■ Dhamni · ■ Jaijaipur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 69.9% 68.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1020 1014
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 881 942
- Working population 65.6% 59.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 60.1% for women. 65% of men and 66% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 388 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 457 (34%) · ■ Other work 31 (2%) · ■ Marginal 472 (35%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jaijaipur
- Tushar 2,243 people
- Salani 2,207 people
- Nandeli 2,156 people
- Kotetara 2,121 people
- Amoda 2,055 people
- Thuthi 1,960 people
- Sendri 1,944 people
- Mukta 1,911 people

All 102 villages in Jaijaipur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhamni? 495691
- How far is Dhamni from Janjgir? 60 km by road
- What is the population of Dhamni? 2,056 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhamni in? Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhamni? 69.9% (Census 2011)

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