Village · Dondi Luhara, Durg
# Sambalpur

Sambalpur is a village in Dondi Luhara sub-district of Durg district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 497331. The 2011 Census counted 3,108 people in 656 households, the 1st largest of 205 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.
- 3,108 people (2011)
- 656 households
- 74.4% literacy
- 497331 PIN code

## Sambalpur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Sambalpur is 497331. Sambalpur falls in Dondi Luhara sub-district, Durg district, Chhattisgarh.
- PIN code 497331
- Gram panchayat Sambalpur Lo
- Community development block Dondiluhara
- Census village code 443048

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Sambalpur from nearby towns?
- Dondiluhara (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Durg (district HQ) 62 km by road
- Dondiluhara (nearest town) 4 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Sambalpur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Sambalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Dondiluhara
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Daundi Lohara
- ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Batera
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sambalpur known for?

About 67% of the 782 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Sambalpur

Of every 100 households in Sambalpur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Sambalpur · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 90% 80%
- Toilet within the home 11% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 89% 88%
- Tap water 72% 10%
- Drinking water within premises 27% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 98%
- Use banking services 24% 63%
- Television 31% 28%
- Mobile phone 26% 26%
- Computer with internet 1% 0%
- Two-wheeler 13% 12%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 24% 19%
- Own their home 94% 95%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Sambalpur?

■ Sambalpur · ■ Dondi Luhara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 74.4% 78.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1016 1033
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 747 992
- Working population 56.0% 54.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 65.6% for women. 58% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 273 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,142 (66%) · ■ Household industry 6 (0%) · ■ Other work 139 (8%) · ■ Marginal 180 (10%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Dondi Luhara
- Sanjari 2,832 people
- Faradfod 2,581 people
- Bhandera 2,456 people
- Deori 2,340 people

All 211 villages in Dondi Luhara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Sambalpur? 497331
- How far is Sambalpur from Durg? 62 km by road
- What is the population of Sambalpur? 3,108 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sambalpur in? Durg district (Dondi Luhara sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sambalpur? 74.4% (Census 2011)

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