# Dewgaon Village, Katghora, Korba (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Katghora, Korba 

# Dewgaon

Dewgaon is a village in Katghora sub-district of Korba district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491988**. The 2011 Census counted **1,290 people in 260 households**, the 21st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,290people (2011)
- 260households
- 71.4%literacy
- 491988PIN code

## Dewgaon PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewgaon is 491988.** Dewgaon falls in Katghora sub-district, Korba district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491988
- Gram panchayatDewgaon
- Community development blockKatghora
- Census village code435848

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Dewgaon from nearby towns?

- Katghora (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Korba (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dipka (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Dewgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dewgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranjana
- ○Degree college10+ km · Korba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Korba
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dewgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 405 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Dewgaon

Of every 100 households in Dewgaon in 2011, 68 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 9 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewgaon · ■ Katghora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**78%

Use banking services ****8%**

**37%

Television ****20%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****9%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**23%

Own their home ****98%**

**91%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Dewgaon?

■ Dewgaon · ■ Katghora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**947

Working population ****55.6%**

**44.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 60.0% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 105 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (38%) · **■** Other work 37 (5%) · **■** Marginal 304 (42%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Katghora

- Beltikri1,437 people
- Mohanpur1,396 people
- Dhanras1,340 people
- Darri1,310 people
- Hukra1,260 people
- Malgaon1,173 people
- Japeli1,141 people
- Birda1,127 people

[All 110 villages in Katghora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/korba/katghora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewgaon?491988
- How far is Dewgaon from Korba?35 km by road
- What is the population of Dewgaon?1,290 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewgaon in?Korba district (Katghora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewgaon?71.4% (Census 2011)