Village · Jaijaipur, Janjgir - Champa # Dhotma Dhotma is a village in Jaijaipur sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495119. The 2011 Census counted 1,131 people in 217 households, the 57th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.1%. - 1,131 people (2011) - 217 households - 61.3% literacy - 495119 PIN code ## Dhotma PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhotma is 495119. Dhotma falls in Jaijaipur sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495119 - Gram panchayat Pendri - Community development block Jaijaipur - Census village code 437416 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhotma from nearby towns? - Jaijaipur (sub-district HQ) 24 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 51 km by road - Jaijaipur (nearest town) 24 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhotma? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Dhotma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pendri - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hasaud - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Malkharoda - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river 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 Dhotma known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and tomato. About 46% of the 391 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhotma Of every 100 households in Dhotma in 2011, 86 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhotma · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Electricity for lighting 86% 90% - Toilet within the home 0% 7% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 93% - Tap water 0% 10% - Drinking water within premises 3% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 0% 23% - Television 14% 31% - Mobile phone 9% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 17% 28% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhotma? ■ Dhotma · ■ Jaijaipur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 61.3% 68.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1094 1014 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 942 - Working population 64.0% 59.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 371 (51%) · ■ Farm labourers 25 (3%) · ■ Other work 9 (1%) · ■ Marginal 319 (44%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Jaijaipur - Belkarri 1,162 people - Chhita Pandariya 1,159 people - Nagaridih 1,145 people - Chikhalrauda 1,137 people - Dongiya 1,129 people - Gudaroo Kala 1,125 people - Domadih 1,084 people - Jarwe 1,049 people All 102 villages in Jaijaipur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhotma? 495119 - How far is Dhotma from Janjgir? 51 km by road - What is the population of Dhotma? 1,131 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhotma in? Janjgir - Champa district (Jaijaipur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhotma? 61.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/jaijaipur/dhotma/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.