Village · Kunkuri, Jashpur # Dhonga Amba Dhonga Amba is a village in Kunkuri sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 496225. The 2011 Census counted 343 people in 73 households, the 82nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%. - 343 people (2011) - 73 households - 60.1% literacy - 496225 PIN code ## Dhonga Amba PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhonga Amba is 496225. Dhonga Amba falls in Kunkuri sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 496225 - Gram panchayat Kunjara - Community development block Kunkuri - Census village code 434007 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhonga Amba from nearby towns? - Kunkuri (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (district HQ) 52 km by road - Jashpur Nagar (nearest town) 52 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhonga Amba? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Dhonga Amba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kunkuri - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Jashpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Kunkuri - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 18 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhonga Amba known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and niger. About 51% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhonga Amba Of every 100 households in Dhonga Amba in 2011, 53 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhonga Amba · ■ Kunkuri rural average - Electricity for lighting 53% 43% - Toilet within the home 0% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 90% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 100% 11% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 100% 51% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 8% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 7% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 29% 34% - Own their home 100% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhonga Amba? ■ Dhonga Amba · ■ Kunkuri rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 72.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 864 997 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 935 965 - Working population 59.8% 60.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 60% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 90 (44%) · ■ Farm labourers 70 (34%) · ■ Other work 7 (3%) · ■ Marginal 38 (19%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kunkuri - Lotapani 384 people - Khadsa 376 people - Komado 360 people - Charaimara 345 people - Bodatongari 336 people - Joratarai 336 people - Sarangdand 322 people - Ghuitangar 210 people All 90 villages in Kunkuri ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhonga Amba? 496225 - How far is Dhonga Amba from Jashpur Nagar? 52 km by road - What is the population of Dhonga Amba? 343 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhonga Amba in? Jashpur district (Kunkuri sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhonga Amba? 60.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/kunkuri/dhonga-amba/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.