# Dhanji Village, Samri, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Samri, Surguja 

# Dhanji

Dhanji is a village in Samri sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497107**. The 2011 Census counted **828 people in 186 households**, the 51st largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.

- 828people (2011)
- 186households
- 63.9%literacy
- 497107PIN code

## Dhanji PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanji is 497107.** Dhanji falls in Samri sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497107
- Gram panchayatShahpur
- Community development blockKusmi
- Census village code432305

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

## How far is Dhanji from nearby towns?

- Kusmi (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)130 km by road
- Kusmi (nearest town)45 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 Dhanji?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chando
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kusmi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusmi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Dhanji known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and mustard**. About 38% of the 505 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Dhanji

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

■ Dhanji · ■ Samri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**100%

Use banking services ****1%**

**39%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****5%**

**10%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****61%**

**66%

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 Dhanji?

■ Dhanji · ■ Samri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%**

**55.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**994

Working population ****53.7%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.0% for men and 55.0% for women. 53% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 438 (98%)

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 Samri

- Lavkushpur891 people
- Samari846 people
- Nawadiha843 people
- Sabag829 people
- Chunchuna802 people
- Chainpur801 people
- Magaji796 people
- Charahat Kalan795 people

[All 105 villages in Samri](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/samri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanji?497107
- How far is Dhanji from Ambikapur?130 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanji?828 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanji in?Surguja district (Samri sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanji?63.9% (Census 2011)