# Dighepur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Dighepur

Dighepur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **696 people in 160 households**, the 120th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 696people (2011)
- 160households
- 78.2%literacy
- 493551PIN code

## Dighepur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dighepur is 493551.** Dighepur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493551
- Gram panchayatJanghora
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446313

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

## How far is Dighepur from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)63 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 Dighepur?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Dighepur; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pithaura
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Dighepur known for?

About 74% of the 362 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Dighepur

Of every 100 households in Dighepur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Dighepur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****33%**

**55%

Television ****30%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Dighepur?

■ Dighepur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****944**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**983

Working population ****55.6%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 66.7% for women. 56% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 164 (42%) · **■** Household industry 10 (3%) · **■** Other work 50 (13%) · **■** Marginal 71 (18%)

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

- Patharla735 people
- Sewaiya Kalan723 people
- Potapara720 people
- Saragtora718 people
- Rajpur692 people
- Tala691 people
- Kotgarh684 people
- Dongripali682 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dighepur?493551
- How far is Dighepur from Mahasamund?63 km by road
- What is the population of Dighepur?696 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dighepur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dighepur?78.2% (Census 2011)