Village · Bhaiyathan, Surguja # Dhosa Dhosa is a village in Bhaiyathan sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497231. The 2011 Census counted 661 people in 175 households, the 70th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%. - 661 people (2011) - 175 households - 63.2% literacy - 497231 PIN code ## Dhosa PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhosa is 497231. Dhosa falls in Bhaiyathan sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497231 - Gram panchayat Jamdi - Community development block Bhaiyathan - Census village code 432740 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhosa from nearby towns? - Bhaiyathan (sub-district HQ) 25 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 67 km by road - Surajpur (nearest town) 25 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhosa? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhosa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway 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 - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Darripara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Surajpur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Dhosa known for? About 60% of the 209 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhosa Of every 100 households in Dhosa in 2011, 78 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Dhosa · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Electricity for lighting 78% 60% - Toilet within the home 4% 8% - No toilet (open defecation) 96% 92% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 32% 19% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96% - Use banking services 92% 64% - Television 33% 13% - Mobile phone 18% 20% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 10% 11% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 22% 28% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhosa? ■ Dhosa · ■ Bhaiyathan rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 63.2% 61.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 910 983 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 979 958 - Working population 60.7% 51.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.9% for men and 50.2% for women. 62% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 3 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 30 (7%) · ■ Marginal 367 (92%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Bhaiyathan - Danauli Khurd 780 people - Khadpara 778 people - Kurridih 770 people - Pahad Amorni 708 people - Rajbahar 627 people - Kewtali 604 people - Samauli 603 people - Narkalo 596 people All 90 villages in Bhaiyathan ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhosa? 497231 - How far is Dhosa from Ambikapur? 67 km by road - What is the population of Dhosa? 661 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhosa in? Surguja district (Bhaiyathan sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhosa? 63.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/bhaiyathan/dhosa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.