# Dhalam Village, Basna, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Basna, Mahasamund 

# Dhalam

Dhalam is a village in Basna sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **595 people in 127 households**, the 129th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 595people (2011)
- 127households
- 74.4%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Dhalam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhalam is 493555.** Dhalam falls in Basna sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatDhalam
- Community development blockBasna
- Census village code445708

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

## How far is Dhalam from nearby towns?

- Basna (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)114 km by road
- Basna (nearest town)29 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 Dhalam?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawarpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Dhalam known for?

The main crops are **paddy, kedney-bean and black gram**. About 85% of the 219 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Dhalam

Of every 100 households in Dhalam in 2011, 87 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhalam · ■ Basna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****51%**

**38%

Television ****35%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Dhalam?

■ Dhalam · ■ Basna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****600**

**961

Working population ****59.2%**

**47.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 64.0% for women. 62% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 122 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (17%) · **■** Other work 20 (6%) · **■** Marginal 151 (43%)

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 Basna

- Paterapali614 people
- Gadahabhata613 people
- Padardih597 people
- Chhirrachunwa596 people
- Nanaksagar587 people
- Bendari585 people
- Paita584 people
- Kumhari582 people

[All 225 villages in Basna](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/basna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhalam?493555
- How far is Dhalam from Mahasamund?114 km by road
- What is the population of Dhalam?595 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhalam in?Mahasamund district (Basna sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhalam?74.4% (Census 2011)