# Dhanija Village, Asika, Ganjam (Odisha) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Asika, Ganjam 

# Dhanija

Dhanija is a village in Asika sub-district of Ganjam district, Odisha, PIN code **761116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,728 people in 399 households**, the 24th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 1,728people (2011)
- 399households
- 65.6%literacy
- 761116PIN code

## Dhanija PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dhanija is 761116.** Dhanija falls in Asika sub-district, Ganjam district, Odisha.

- PIN code761116
- Gram panchayatBadakholli
- Community development blockAsika
- Census village code411207

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

## How far is Dhanija from nearby towns?

- Asika (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Chatrapur (district HQ)78 km by road
- Asika (nearest town)12 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 Dhanija?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Dhanija; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Baliapadar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Berhampur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 17 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 Dhanija known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ragi and sugarcane**. About 72% of the 770 hectares of village land is sown, and 497 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 Dhanija

Of every 100 households in Dhanija in 2011, 40 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dhanija · ■ Asika rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**85%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****21%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**28%

Own their home ****93%**

**91%

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 Dhanija?

■ Dhanija · ■ Asika rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1157**

**997

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**882

Working population ****45.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 55.1% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 286 (37%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 256 (33%) · **■** Marginal 214 (28%)

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 Asika

- Padhala1,835 people
- Balichai1,800 people
- Pakidi1,789 people
- Ghatakuri1,750 people
- Kornoli1,719 people
- Chadheyapalli1,652 people
- Khandadeuali1,646 people
- Karpuranuagam1,578 people

[All 102 villages in Asika](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/ganjam/asika/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dhanija?761116
- How far is Dhanija from Chatrapur?78 km by road
- What is the population of Dhanija?1,728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dhanija in?Ganjam district (Asika sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Dhanija?65.6% (Census 2011)