# Dhanwar Kalan Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/dhanwar-kalan/ Village · Balrampur, Surguja # Dhanwar Kalan Dhanwar Kalan is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **1,284 people in 207 households**, the 21st largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%. - 1,284people (2011) - 207households - 81.8%literacy - 497118PIN code ## Dhanwar Kalan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhanwar Kalan is 497118.** Dhanwar Kalan falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497118 - Gram panchayatBada - Community development blockBalrampur - Census village code431957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhanwar Kalan from nearby towns? - Balrampur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road - Balrampur (nearest town)25 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 Dhanwar Kalan? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwar Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Medical collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Dhanwar Kalan known for? About 36% of the 321 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Dhanwar Kalan Of every 100 households in Dhanwar Kalan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanwar Kalan · ■ Balrampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **26% Toilet within the home ****7%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****100%** **66% Television ****0%** **7% Mobile phone ****10%** **14% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****85%** **47% Own their home ****94%** **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 Dhanwar Kalan? ■ Dhanwar Kalan · ■ Balrampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.8%** **56.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1186** **965 Working population ****31.2%** **51.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.0% for men and 75.7% for women. 31% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 103 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 52 (13%) · **■** Other work 23 (6%) · **■** Marginal 222 (56%) 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 Balrampur - Daura1,357 people - Jamua Tand1,342 people - Murka1,305 people - Bhelwadih1,294 people - Chandaura1,272 people - Lilauti1,251 people - Bardar1,245 people - Bhairopur1,224 people [All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanwar Kalan?497118 - How far is Dhanwar Kalan from Ambikapur?75 km by road - What is the population of Dhanwar Kalan?1,284 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanwar Kalan in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhanwar Kalan?81.8% (Census 2011)