Village · Rajnandgaon, Rajnandgaon
# Dilapahari

Dilapahari is a village in Rajnandgaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491441. The 2011 Census counted 1,919 people in 467 households, the 26th largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.
- 1,919 people (2011)
- 467 households
- 80.7% literacy
- 491441 PIN code

## Dilapahari PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Dilapahari is 491441. Dilapahari falls in Rajnandgaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 491441
- Gram panchayat Dilapahari
- Community development block Rajnandgaon
- Census village code 440797

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

## How far is Dilapahari from nearby towns?
- Rajnandgaon (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 8 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 8 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Dilapahari?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Dilapahari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● 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
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Renga Kathera
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pendri
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 22 h summer · 23 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Dilapahari known for?

The main crops are paddy, gram and tivra. About 79% of the 515 hectares of village land is sown, and 264 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dilapahari

Of every 100 households in Dilapahari in 2011, 91 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dilapahari · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average
- Electricity for lighting 91% 91%
- Toilet within the home 8% 21%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 79%
- Tap water 0% 14%
- Drinking water within premises 8% 13%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 96%
- Use banking services 67% 61%
- Television 32% 41%
- Mobile phone 24% 35%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 10% 15%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 14%
- Own their home 97% 91%

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

## What is the population of Dilapahari?

■ Dilapahari · ■ Rajnandgaon rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 80.7% 77.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 952 998
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1096 1006
- Working population 53.5% 50.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 68.5% for women. 58% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 290 (28%) · ■ Farm labourers 395 (38%) · ■ Other work 319 (31%) · ■ Marginal 23 (2%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Rajnandgaon
- Bhanwar Mara 2,022 people
- Litiya 1,988 people
- Bijetala 1,984 people
- Khutari 1,975 people
- Sundra 1,918 people
- Mokhla 1,899 people
- Dhiri 1,853 people
- Khairjhiti 1,808 people

All 162 villages in Rajnandgaon

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Dilapahari? 491441
- How far is Dilapahari from Rajnandgaon? 8 km by road
- What is the population of Dilapahari? 1,919 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dilapahari in? Rajnandgaon district (Rajnandgaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dilapahari? 80.7% (Census 2011)

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