Village · Bindranavagarh, Raipur
# Dhawalpurdih

Dhawalpurdih is a village in Bindranavagarh sub-district of Raipur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 493888. The 2011 Census counted 2,456 people in 673 households, the 1st largest of 151 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.
- 2,456 people (2011)
- 673 households
- 73.1% literacy
- 493888 PIN code

## Dhawalpurdih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dhawalpurdih is 493888. Dhawalpurdih falls in Bindranavagarh sub-district, Raipur district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 493888
- Gram panchayat Dhawalpurdih
- Community development block Gariaband
- Census village code 445163

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

## How far is Dhawalpurdih from nearby towns?
- Gariyaband (sub-district HQ) 35 km by road
- Raipur (district HQ) 125 km by road
- Gariyaband (nearest town) 35 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dhawalpurdih?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Dhawalpurdih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Mainpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gariyaband
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated 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 Dhawalpurdih known for?

About 56% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dhawalpurdih

Of every 100 households in Dhawalpurdih in 2011, 68 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dhawalpurdih · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 69%
- Toilet within the home 15% 9%
- No toilet (open defecation) 85% 91%
- Tap water 10% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 18% 12%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 98%
- Use banking services 78% 56%
- Television 19% 14%
- Mobile phone 20% 12%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 0%
- None of these assets 45% 36%
- Own their home 91% 95%

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

## What is the population of Dhawalpurdih?

■ Dhawalpurdih · ■ Bindranavagarh rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 72.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 963 1035
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 910 1014
- Working population 55.9% 54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.9% for men and 60.9% for women. 56% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 103 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (4%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 129 (9%) · ■ Marginal 1,081 (79%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bindranavagarh
- Nagabuda 2,415 people
- Bindranawagarh 2,219 people
- Hardi 1,840 people
- Majarkata 1,705 people

All 170 villages in Bindranavagarh

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dhawalpurdih? 493888
- How far is Dhawalpurdih from Raipur? 125 km by road
- What is the population of Dhawalpurdih? 2,456 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhawalpurdih in? Raipur district (Bindranavagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhawalpurdih? 73.1% (Census 2011)

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