Village · Kansabel, Jashpur
# Dandpani

Dandpani is a village in Kansabel sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496661. The 2011 Census counted 1,104 people in 275 households, the 24th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.
- 1,104 people (2011)
- 275 households
- 68.8% literacy
- 496661 PIN code

## Dandpani PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dandpani is 496661. Dandpani falls in Kansabel sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 496661
- Gram panchayat Siharbudh
- Community development block Kansabel
- Census village code 433730

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

## How far is Dandpani from nearby towns?
- Kansabel (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 73 km by road
- Kunkuri (nearest town) 31 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dandpani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dandpani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kansabel
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 15 h summer · 15 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dandpani known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and peanut. About 40% of the 586 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dandpani

Of every 100 households in Dandpani in 2011, 28 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dandpani · ■ Kansabel rural average
- Electricity for lighting 28% 41%
- Toilet within the home 27% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 73% 79%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 8%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 22% 44%
- Television 3% 8%
- Mobile phone 12% 17%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 50% 35%
- Own their home 99% 96%

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

## What is the population of Dandpani?

■ Dandpani · ■ Kansabel rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 68.8% 68.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 989 1028
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1013 960
- Working population 63.8% 56.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 61.2% for women. 66% of men and 62% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 169 (24%) · ■ Farm labourers 52 (7%) · ■ Household industry 8 (1%) · ■ Other work 33 (5%) · ■ Marginal 442 (63%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Kansabel
- Katangkhar 1,202 people
- Chhera Ghoghra 1,128 people
- Khuntitoli 1,116 people
- Chetawa 1,113 people
- Barjor 1,081 people
- Koranga 1,054 people
- Farsa Judwain 1,003 people
- Bansbahar 998 people

All 62 villages in Kansabel

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dandpani? 496661
- How far is Dandpani from Jashpur Nagar? 73 km by road
- What is the population of Dandpani? 1,104 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dandpani in? Jashpur district (Kansabel sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dandpani? 68.8% (Census 2011)

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