Village · Janjgir, Janjgir - Champa # Dhurkot Dhurkot is a village in Janjgir sub-district of Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 495668. The 2011 Census counted 4,794 people in 913 households, the 4th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%. - 4,794 people (2011) - 913 households - 73.9% literacy - 495668 PIN code ## Dhurkot PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhurkot is 495668. Dhurkot falls in Janjgir sub-district, Janjgir - Champa district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 495668 - Gram panchayat Dhurkot - Community development block Nawagarh - Census village code 436556 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhurkot from nearby towns? - Janjgir (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road - Janjgir (district HQ) 16 km by road - Naila-Janjgir (nearest town) 16 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhurkot? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Dhurkot; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary health centre In village · 1 - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Post office In village - ● Sub post office In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Weekly haat 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 · Janjgir - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Champa - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhurkot known for? The main crops are paddy, pigeon pea and tivra. About 68% of the 1,177 hectares of village land is sown, and 800 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhurkot Of every 100 households in Dhurkot in 2011, 96 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhurkot · ■ Janjgir rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 90% - Toilet within the home 10% 14% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 86% - Tap water 28% 10% - Drinking water within premises 17% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 95% - Use banking services 12% 21% - Television 34% 34% - Mobile phone 24% 26% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 25% 26% - Own their home 98% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhurkot? ■ Dhurkot · ■ Janjgir rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.9% 75.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 971 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 940 968 - Working population 45.9% 49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 59.6% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 513 (23%) · ■ Farm labourers 205 (9%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 114 (5%) · ■ Marginal 1,368 (62%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Janjgir - Khokhra 7,506 people - Sarkhon 5,270 people - Birgahani 5,179 people - Pisaud 4,496 people - Seoni 4,305 people - Banari 4,248 people - Bodsara 3,878 people All 50 villages in Janjgir ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhurkot? 495668 - How far is Dhurkot from Janjgir? 16 km by road - What is the population of Dhurkot? 4,794 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhurkot in? Janjgir - Champa district (Janjgir sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhurkot? 73.9% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/janjgir-champa/janjgir/dhurkot/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.