# Damuj Village, Sonhat, Koriya (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhat, Koriya 

# Damuj

Damuj is a village in Sonhat sub-district of Koriya district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497339**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 117 households**, the 31st largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 498people (2011)
- 117households
- 82.9%literacy
- 497339PIN code

## Damuj PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damuj is 497339.** Damuj falls in Sonhat sub-district, Koriya district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497339
- Gram panchayatDamuj
- Community development blockSonhat
- Census village code431586

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

## How far is Damuj from nearby towns?

- Sonhat (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Baikunthpur (district HQ)23 km by road
- Baikunthpur (nearest town)23 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 Damuj?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Damuj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katgodi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Baikunthpur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Katgodi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Damuj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 58% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Damuj

Of every 100 households in Damuj in 2011, 82 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damuj · ■ Sonhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**21%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**91%

Television ****25%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**47%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Damuj?

■ Damuj · ■ Sonhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878**

**966

Working population ****51.8%**

**56.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.7% for men and 73.6% for women. 54% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (9%) · **■** Marginal 232 (90%)

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 Sonhat

- Anandpur522 people
- Kushmaha515 people
- Natwahi506 people
- Ughaon500 people
- Goini495 people
- Majhartola494 people
- Chakdand490 people
- Chandha479 people

[All 105 villages in Sonhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/koriya/sonhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damuj?497339
- How far is Damuj from Baikunthpur?23 km by road
- What is the population of Damuj?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damuj in?Koriya district (Sonhat sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Damuj?82.9% (Census 2011)