Village · Lakhanpur, Surguja # Dhodha Kesra Dhodha Kesra is a village in Lakhanpur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497116. The 2011 Census counted 1,009 people in 246 households, the 52nd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%. - 1,009 people (2011) - 246 households - 42.3% literacy - 497116 PIN code ## Dhodha Kesra PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhodha Kesra is 497116. Dhodha Kesra falls in Lakhanpur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497116 - Gram panchayat Dhodha Kesra - Community development block Lakhanpur - Census village code 433070 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhodha Kesra from nearby towns? - Lakhanpur (sub-district HQ) 38 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 38 km by road - Lakhanpur (nearest town) 38 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhodha Kesra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhodha Kesra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Argoti - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhodha Kesra known for? About 29% of the 773 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhodha Kesra Of every 100 households in Dhodha Kesra in 2011, 5 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 5 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhodha Kesra · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Electricity for lighting 5% 38% - Toilet within the home 0% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 88% - Tap water 31% 4% - Drinking water within premises 0% 5% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99% - Use banking services 4% 51% - Television 0% 8% - Mobile phone 5% 12% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 1% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 0% - None of these assets 76% 37% - Own their home 99% 99% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhodha Kesra? ■ Dhodha Kesra · ■ Lakhanpur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.3% 53.7% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1014 991 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1029 992 - Working population 52.0% 51.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.6% for men and 35.0% for women. 57% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 100 (19%) · ■ Farm labourers 38 (7%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 16 (3%) · ■ Marginal 367 (70%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Lakhanpur - Pondi 1,056 people - Khutiya 1,043 people - Irgawan 1,040 people - Jaipur 1,018 people - Pratappur 998 people - Palgadhi 939 people - Junadih 936 people - Sakaria 932 people All 96 villages in Lakhanpur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhodha Kesra? 497116 - How far is Dhodha Kesra from Ambikapur? 38 km by road - What is the population of Dhodha Kesra? 1,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhodha Kesra in? Surguja district (Lakhanpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhodha Kesra? 42.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/lakhanpur/dhodha-kesra/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.