# Dhekuna Village, Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/dhekuna/ Village · Narharpur, Uttar Bastar Kanker # Dhekuna Dhekuna is a village in Narharpur sub-district of Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **494334**. The 2011 Census counted **977 people in 229 households**, the 43rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 977people (2011) - 229households - 70.4%literacy - 494334PIN code ## Dhekuna PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Dhekuna is 494334.** Dhekuna falls in Narharpur sub-district, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code494334 - Gram panchayatDhekuna - Community development blockSarana - Census village code447931 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Dhekuna from nearby towns? - Narharpur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Kanker (district HQ)15 km by road - Kanker (nearest town)14 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 Dhekuna? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Dhekuna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Chawad - ○Degree college10+ km · Kanker - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kanker - ○Primary health centre10+ 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)24 h summer · 24 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 Dhekuna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include bidi, broom and earthen pots. About 75% of the 531 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Dhekuna Of every 100 households in Dhekuna in 2011, 93 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Dhekuna · ■ Narharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **77% Toilet within the home ****5%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **84% Tap water ****40%** **8% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **98% Use banking services ****49%** **57% Television ****33%** **18% Mobile phone ****31%** **20% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **19% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Dhekuna? ■ Dhekuna · ■ Narharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1124** **1048 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111** **962 Working population ****58.5%** **57.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 59.1% for women. 63% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 287 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 18 (3%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 28 (5%) · **■** Marginal 235 (41%) 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 Narharpur - Salhebhat1,041 people - Daldali1,035 people - Dabena1,024 people - Barkai992 people - Kishanpuri971 people - Budeli963 people - Mandradarha955 people - Bansagar953 people [All 118 villages in Narharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/uttar-bastar-kanker/narharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Dhekuna?494334 - How far is Dhekuna from Kanker?15 km by road - What is the population of Dhekuna?977 (Census 2011) - Which district is Dhekuna in?Uttar Bastar Kanker district (Narharpur sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Dhekuna?70.4% (Census 2011)