# Dahimal Village, Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal (Odisha)

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Village · Dhenkanal Sadar, Dhenkanal 

# Dahimal

Dahimal is a village in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district of Dhenkanal district, Odisha, PIN code **759027**. The 2011 Census counted **421 people in 89 households**, the 137th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.6%.

- 421people (2011)
- 89households
- 81.4%literacy
- 759027PIN code

## Dahimal PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dahimal is 759027.** Dahimal falls in Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district, Dhenkanal district, Odisha.

- PIN code759027
- Gram panchayatNagiapasi
- Community development blockSadar
- Census village code403266

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

## How far is Dahimal from nearby towns?

- Dhenkanal Sadar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Dhenkanal (district HQ)69 km by road
- Dhenkanal (nearest town)13 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 Dahimal?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dahimal; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kaimati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhenkanal
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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 Dahimal known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 67% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Dahimal

Of every 100 households in Dahimal in 2011, 34 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dahimal · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**51%

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

**18%

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

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**22%

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

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****46%**

**38%

Television ****19%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Dahimal?

■ Dahimal · ■ Dhenkanal Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**79.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****971**

**866

Working population ****29.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 76.2% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 24 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (12%) · **■** Household industry 6 (5%) · **■** Other work 75 (60%) · **■** Marginal 6 (5%)

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 Dhenkanal Sadar

- Mulisinga447 people
- Kainso439 people
- Koreigadia433 people
- Tamanda422 people
- Mahidharpur416 people
- Bidabandha408 people
- Keutabereni407 people
- Susapada404 people

[All 234 villages in Dhenkanal Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/dhenkanal/dhenkanal-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dahimal?759027
- How far is Dahimal from Dhenkanal?69 km by road
- What is the population of Dahimal?421 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dahimal in?Dhenkanal district (Dhenkanal Sadar sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dahimal?81.4% (Census 2011)