# Dapka Village, Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Khairagarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Dapka

Dapka is a village in Khairagarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491881**. The 2011 Census counted **1,462 people in 328 households**, the 23rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 1,462people (2011)
- 328households
- 63.7%literacy
- 491881PIN code

## Dapka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dapka is 491881.** Dapka falls in Khairagarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491881
- Gram panchayatDapka
- Community development blockKhairagarh
- Census village code440439

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

## How far is Dapka from nearby towns?

- Khairagarh (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)38 km by road
- Khairagarh (nearest town)7 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 Dapka?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dapka; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khairagarh
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Khairagarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

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 Dapka known for?

About 70% of the 613 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Dapka

Of every 100 households in Dapka in 2011, 74 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dapka · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**13%

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

**13%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****16%**

**62%

Television ****16%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dapka?

■ Dapka · ■ Khairagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.7%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****779**

**996

Working population ****58.1%**

**56.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 51.9% for women. 57% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (30%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 333 (39%)

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 Khairagarh

- Charbhatha1,538 people
- Prakashpur1,496 people
- Singarghat1,487 people
- Maroda1,486 people
- Kulikasa1,395 people
- Dhangaon1,391 people
- Bhothi1,382 people
- Pipla Kachhar1,379 people

[All 226 villages in Khairagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/khairagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dapka?491881
- How far is Dapka from Rajnandgaon?38 km by road
- What is the population of Dapka?1,462 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dapka in?Rajnandgaon district (Khairagarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dapka?63.7% (Census 2011)
