# Dhanwar Village, Wadrafnagar, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Wadrafnagar, Surguja 

# Dhanwar

Dhanwar is a village in Wadrafnagar sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497225**. The 2011 Census counted **385 people in 85 households**, the 112th largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 385people (2011)
- 85households
- 73.2%literacy
- 497225PIN code

## Dhanwar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanwar is 497225.** Dhanwar falls in Wadrafnagar sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497225
- Gram panchayatPhulidumar
- Community development blockWadrafnagar
- Census village code432127

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

## How far is Dhanwar from nearby towns?

- Wadrafnagar (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)110 km by road
- Wadrafnagar (nearest town)18 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 Dhanwar?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanwar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Basantpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Wadrafnagar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Dhanwar known for?

About 49% of the 219 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 Dhanwar

Of every 100 households in Dhanwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanwar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****67%**

**59%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**50%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Dhanwar?

■ Dhanwar · ■ Wadrafnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****674**

**968

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**952

Working population ****35.8%**

**49.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 44.1% for women. 57% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (37%) · **■** Marginal 83 (60%)

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 Wadrafnagar

- Savitripur462 people
- Madna443 people
- Surhul429 people
- Amdiha428 people
- Pokhara331 people
- Kharra314 people
- Ikanara248 people
- Fulwar220 people

[All 120 villages in Wadrafnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/wadrafnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanwar?497225
- How far is Dhanwar from Ambikapur?110 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanwar?385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanwar in?Surguja district (Wadrafnagar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanwar?73.2% (Census 2011)