Village · Manpur, Rajnandgaon
# Dorba

Dorba is a village in Manpur sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491229. The 2011 Census counted 964 people in 195 households, the 21st largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.
- 964 people (2011)
- 195 households
- 60.5% literacy
- 491229 PIN code

## Dorba PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dorba is 491229. Dorba falls in Manpur sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491229
- Gram panchayat Dorba
- Community development block Manpur
- Census village code 441387

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

## How far is Dorba from nearby towns?
- Manpur (sub-district HQ) 28 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 90 km by road
- Ambagarh Chowki (nearest town) 28 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dorba?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Dorba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Khadgaon
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Manpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Mohla
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 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 hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 10 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dorba known for?

The main crops are paddy and maize. About 33% of the 908 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dorba

Of every 100 households in Dorba in 2011, 89 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dorba · ■ Manpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 69%
- Toilet within the home 6% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 94% 94%
- Tap water 0% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 99%
- Use banking services 97% 80%
- Television 11% 14%
- Mobile phone 13% 11%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 21%
- Own their home 96% 95%

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

## What is the population of Dorba?

■ Dorba · ■ Manpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.5% 72.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 997
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 893 983
- Working population 60.3% 55.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 47.3% for women. 61% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 92 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 22 (4%) · ■ Marginal 462 (80%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Manpur
- Hathra 1,079 people
- Kandadi 1,028 people
- Sambalpur 1,008 people
- Palebhatti 998 people
- Chawela 950 people
- Boria Mokasa 945 people
- Panabaras 942 people
- Tohe 927 people

All 170 villages in Manpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dorba? 491229
- How far is Dorba from Rajnandgaon? 90 km by road
- What is the population of Dorba? 964 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dorba in? Rajnandgaon district (Manpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dorba? 60.5% (Census 2011)

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