# Atharagudi Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Atharagudi

Atharagudi is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **1,551 people in 352 households**, the 22nd largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,551people (2011)
- 352households
- 66.7%literacy
- 491995PIN code

## Atharagudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Atharagudi is 491995.** Atharagudi falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491995
- Gram panchayatAtharagudi
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446363

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

## How far is Atharagudi from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)61 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)5 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 Atharagudi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Atharagudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pithaura
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raipur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Atharagudi known for?

About 67% of the 346 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Atharagudi

Of every 100 households in Atharagudi in 2011, 97 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Atharagudi · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**55%

Television ****29%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Atharagudi?

■ Atharagudi · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**983

Working population ****56.0%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 55.5% for women. 57% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 197 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (30%) · **■** Other work 51 (6%) · **■** Marginal 360 (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 Pithora

- Bamhani1,606 people
- Lahraud1,598 people
- Ghonch1,589 people
- Khair Khuta1,576 people
- Beldih1,549 people
- Ghoghra1,516 people
- Pendrawan1,480 people
- Ansula1,464 people

[All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Atharagudi?491995
- How far is Atharagudi from Mahasamund?61 km by road
- What is the population of Atharagudi?1,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Atharagudi in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Atharagudi?66.7% (Census 2011)