Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja # Dhanwar Dhanwar is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497220. The 2011 Census counted 162 people in 28 households, the 108th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%. - 162 people (2011) - 28 households - 56.3% literacy - 497220 PIN code ## Dhanwar PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Dhanwar is 497220. Dhanwar falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 497220 - Gram panchayat Bahar Chura - Community development block Ramchandrapur - Census village code 431877 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Dhanwar from nearby towns? - Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ) 45 km by road - Ambikapur (district HQ) 160 km by road - Ramanujganj (nearest town) 45 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Dhanwar? 3 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● ASHA health worker In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Gajar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ramanujganj - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ambikapur - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 8 h summer · 1 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Dhanwar known for? The main crops are paddy, maize and wheat. About 20% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Dhanwar Of every 100 households in Dhanwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhanwar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 22% - Toilet within the home 32% 72% - No toilet (open defecation) 61% 27% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 0% 12% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 100% - Use banking services 39% 62% - Television 0% 5% - Mobile phone 32% 18% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 6% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 57% 39% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Dhanwar? ■ Dhanwar · ■ Ramanujganj rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 56.3% 57.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 884 966 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 800 951 - Working population 38.3% 46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.6% for men and 48.3% for women. 38% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 29 (47%) · ■ Farm labourers 5 (8%) · ■ Marginal 28 (45%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ramanujganj - Dhanpuri 333 people - Barwadih 304 people - Bhitarchura 257 people - Rampur 252 people - Fulwar 155 people - Liber 111 people - Chalkhi 54 people - Jagdambapur 42 people All 113 villages in Ramanujganj ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhanwar? 497220 - How far is Dhanwar from Ambikapur? 160 km by road - What is the population of Dhanwar? 162 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhanwar in? Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhanwar? 56.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/dhanwar/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.