# Deotarai Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Deotarai

Deotarai is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 77 households**, the 200th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 347people (2011)
- 77households
- 61.2%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Deotarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Deotarai is 493555.** Deotarai falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatSaisaraipali
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446416

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

## How far is Deotarai from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)87 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)35 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 Deotarai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Deotarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Deotarai known for?

About 84% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Deotarai

Of every 100 households in Deotarai in 2011, 100 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Deotarai · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Deotarai?

■ Deotarai · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**983

Working population ****52.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 49.3% for women. 61% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 62 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (60%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 2 (1%)

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

- Thelkodadar366 people
- Fathamuda362 people
- Paterapali361 people
- Bagmada350 people
- Dalalkhar337 people
- Dongripali337 people
- Kudaridadar337 people
- Lawamauha335 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Deotarai?493555
- How far is Deotarai from Mahasamund?87 km by road
- What is the population of Deotarai?347 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Deotarai in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Deotarai?61.2% (Census 2011)