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About Diwantola Village

Diwantola is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 577, made up of 284 males and 293 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 277.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491557, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Diwantola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Diwantola village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 491557
Area (hectares) 277.31 hectares
Population 577
Male Population 284
Female Population 293
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,032
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Diwantola compares

By the 2011 count Diwantola is the 117th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 277.31 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Diwantola

Diwantola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Diwantola as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Diwantola from other places

Diwantola lies about 42 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Paniajob, about 24 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Diwantola
Nearest railway station Paniajob 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 27 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 42 km

Villages closest to Diwantola

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dongargarh tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Diwantola

As per the Census of India 2011, Diwantola village had a population of 577. That makes it the 117th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Diwantola village has 284 males and 293 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Diwantola has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Diwantola is 491557. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Diwantola covers 277.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Diwantola falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Diwantola is Paniajob, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Diwantola.

Diwantola is about 42 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Diwantola is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Paniajob is about 24 km away. Dongargarh is about 27 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rani Talab (13 km), Rampur (13 km) and Fatteganj (15 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Diwantola today is likely to be higher.

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