Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon # Dhara Dhara is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491445. The 2011 Census counted 2,313 people in 497 households, the 7th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 2,313 people (2011) - 497 households - 69.8% literacy - 491445 PIN code ## Dhara PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhara is 491445. Dhara falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491445 - Gram panchayat Dhara - Community development block Dongargarh - Census village code 440541 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhara from nearby towns? - Dongargarh (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 36 km by road - Dongargarh (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhara? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Dhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Senior secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service 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 - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Dongargarh - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhara known for? About 50% of the 1,154 hectares of village land is sown, and 267 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhara Of every 100 households in Dhara in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhara · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 91% - Toilet within the home 27% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 78% - Tap water 22% 12% - Drinking water within premises 34% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 98% - Use banking services 92% 71% - Television 36% 32% - Mobile phone 44% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 13% 10% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 24% 17% - Own their home 92% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhara? ■ Dhara · ■ Dongargarh rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.8% 73.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1080 1019 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1163 959 - Working population 46.9% 54.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.5% for women. 56% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 295 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 362 (33%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 156 (14%) · ■ Marginal 271 (25%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargarh - Andi 2,728 people - Medha 2,609 people - Belgaon 2,594 people - Murmunda 2,413 people - Kolihapuri 2,221 people - Deokatta 2,214 people - Achholi 2,169 people - Narayangarh 2,151 people All 178 villages in Dongargarh ## Other places named Dhara - Dhara · Village, Bhangar - I, South Twenty Four Parganas · 5,231 people - Dhara · Village, Chunar, Mirzapur · 4,082 people - Dhara · Village, Doda, Doda · 3,441 people - Dhara · Village, Mandi, Punch · 2,874 people - Dhara · Village, Bara, Allahabad · 1,860 people - Dhara · Village, Bemetara, Durg · 1,517 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhara? 491445 - How far is Dhara from Rajnandgaon? 36 km by road - What is the population of Dhara? 2,313 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhara in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhara? 69.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/dhara/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.