# Dewalgarh Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Dewalgarh

Dewalgarh is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **658 people in 154 households**, the 131st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 658people (2011)
- 154households
- 68.4%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Dewalgarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatJhagrendih
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446432

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

## How far is Dewalgarh from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)88 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)16 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 Dewalgarh?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Dewalgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pirda
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 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 Dewalgarh known for?

About 88% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Dewalgarh

Of every 100 households in Dewalgarh in 2011, 84 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Dewalgarh · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**55%

Television ****16%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**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 Dewalgarh?

■ Dewalgarh · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****861**

**983

Working population ****43.5%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 56.0% for women. 59% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 108 (38%) · **■** Other work 24 (8%) · **■** Marginal 109 (38%)

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

- Kaudiya672 people
- Pipraud668 people
- Barikpali664 people
- Bhairopur662 people
- Kotadadar657 people
- Rajadera653 people
- Santemri645 people
- Lohrin Dongari638 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dewalgarh?493555
- How far is Dewalgarh from Mahasamund?88 km by road
- What is the population of Dewalgarh?658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dewalgarh in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dewalgarh?68.4% (Census 2011)