# Dandkarwan Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/dandkarwan/ Village · Pratappur, Surguja # Dandkarwan Dandkarwan is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **2,639 people in 640 households**, the 5th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 2,639people (2011) - 640households - 52.8%literacy - 497223PIN code ## Dandkarwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dandkarwan is 497223.** Dandkarwan falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code497223 - Gram panchayatDandkarwan - Community development blockPratappur - Census village code432206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dandkarwan from nearby towns? - Pratappur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ)90 km by road - Pratappur (nearest town)85 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 Dandkarwan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Dandkarwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bastikarga - ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter 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 Dandkarwan known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and sugarcane**. About 46% of the 1,099 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Dandkarwan Of every 100 households in Dandkarwan in 2011, 52 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 8 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dandkarwan · ■ Pratappur rural average Electricity for lighting ****52%** **51% Toilet within the home ****1%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **93% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **99% Use banking services ****56%** **68% Television ****4%** **8% Mobile phone ****8%** **17% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****65%** **36% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Dandkarwan? ■ Dandkarwan · ■ Pratappur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.8%** **55.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****987** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932** **961 Working population ****56.3%** **48.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.7% for men and 43.0% for women. 57% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 355 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (15%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 54 (4%) · **■** Marginal 845 (57%) 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 Pratappur - Khadgawan Kalan3,627 people - Kewara3,543 people - Ghumadand3,220 people - Songara2,831 people - Jagannathpur2,639 people - Bagda2,509 people - Shyampur2,334 people - Kerta2,318 people [All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dandkarwan?497223 - How far is Dandkarwan from Ambikapur?90 km by road - What is the population of Dandkarwan?2,639 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dandkarwan in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dandkarwan?52.8% (Census 2011)