# Dashpur Village, Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/dashpur/ Village · Kanker, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Dashpur Dashpur is a village in Kanker sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **1,756 people in 383 households**, the 9th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 1,756people (2011) - 383households - 70.6%literacy - 494334PIN code ## Dashpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dashpur is 494334.** Dashpur falls in Kanker sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494334 - Gram panchayatDashpur - Community development blockKanker - Census village code447876 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dashpur from nearby towns? - Kanker (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)10 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)10 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 Dashpur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Dashpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanker - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 22 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 Dashpur known for? The main crops are **paddy and maize**. About 74% of the 420 hectares of village land is sown, and 137 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 Dashpur Of every 100 households in Dashpur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Dashpur · ■ Kanker rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **80% Toilet within the home ****60%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **11% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****20%** **34% Television ****43%** **24% Mobile phone ****48%** **23% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****19%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **19% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Dashpur? ■ Dashpur · ■ Kanker rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.6%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1128** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1264** **1001 Working population ****50.9%** **57.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 62.1% for women. 59% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 173 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 291 (33%) · **■** Household industry 31 (3%) · **■** Other work 111 (12%) · **■** Marginal 288 (32%) 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 Kanker - Bevarti2,076 people - Deori1,915 people - Mode1,874 people - Kanharpuri1,790 people - Talakurra1,730 people - Patoud1,701 people - Sarangpal1,639 people - Dabena1,602 people [All 100 villages in Kanker](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/kanker/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dashpur?494334 - How far is Dashpur from Kanker?10 km by road - What is the population of Dashpur?1,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dashpur in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Kanker sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dashpur?70.6% (Census 2011)