# Dewanjhitiya Village, Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon 

# Dewanjhitiya

Dewanjhitiya is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491661**. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 173 households**, the 60th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 947people (2011)
- 173households
- 82.1%literacy
- 491661PIN code

## Dewanjhitiya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dewanjhitiya is 491661.** Dewanjhitiya falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491661
- Gram panchayatDewanjhitiya
- Community development blockDongargaon
- Census village code441105

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

## How far is Dewanjhitiya from nearby towns?

- Dongargaon (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town)17 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 Dewanjhitiya?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dewanjhitiya; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tumdibod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Dewanjhitiya known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and gram**. About 70% of the 385 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Dewanjhitiya

Of every 100 households in Dewanjhitiya in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dewanjhitiya · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**89%

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

**22%

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

**77%

Tap water ****23%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**78%

Television ****31%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**18%

Own their home ****94%**

**94%

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 Dewanjhitiya?

■ Dewanjhitiya · ■ Dongargaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****784**

**1002

Working population ****54.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.6% for men and 72.6% for women. 56% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 307 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 134 (26%) · **■** Other work 73 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Dongargaon

- Darrabandha1,003 people
- Mothal Dabri980 people
- Tendunala963 people
- Alikhunta952 people
- Sukhri936 people
- Sukhri924 people
- Khapri Kalan914 people
- Riwagohan900 people

[All 113 villages in Dongargaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewanjhitiya?491661
- How far is Dewanjhitiya from Rajnandgaon?17 km by road
- What is the population of Dewanjhitiya?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewanjhitiya in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewanjhitiya?82.1% (Census 2011)
