# Dand Kesra Village, Lakhanpur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja 

# Dand Kesra

Dand Kesra is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497116**. The 2011 Census counted **723 people in 165 households**, the 71st largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 30.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.

- 723people (2011)
- 165households
- 30.3%literacy
- 497116PIN code

## Dand Kesra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dand Kesra is 497116.** Dand Kesra falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497116
- Gram panchayatPatkura
- Community development blockLakhanpur
- Census village code433071

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

## How far is Dand Kesra from nearby towns?

- Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ)84 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)87 km by road
- Sitapur (nearest town)55 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 Dand Kesra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Dand Kesra; 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
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Argoti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Dand Kesra known for?

About 6% of the 1,573 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Dand Kesra

Of every 100 households in Dand Kesra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dand Kesra · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**88%

Tap water ****99%**

**4%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**99%

Use banking services ****4%**

**51%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****70%**

**37%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

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 Dand Kesra?

■ Dand Kesra · ■ Lakhanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****30.3%**

**53.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1014**

**992

Working population ****40.5%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 40.3% for men and 19.6% for women. 53% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (4%) · **■** Other work 15 (5%) · **■** Marginal 250 (85%)

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 Lakhanpur

- Judwani793 people
- Karai783 people
- Chando767 people
- Umrauli748 people
- Labji711 people
- Ramhala701 people
- Dhanaura684 people
- Bharatpur675 people

[All 96 villages in Lakhanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dand Kesra?497116
- How far is Dand Kesra from Ambikapur?87 km by road
- What is the population of Dand Kesra?723 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dand Kesra in?Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dand Kesra?30.3% (Census 2011)