# Dogajhar Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Dogajhar

Dogajhar is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **577 people in 148 households**, the 155th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 577people (2011)
- 148households
- 65.4%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Dogajhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Dogajhar is 493449.** Dogajhar falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatBirajpali
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446346

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

## How far is Dogajhar from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)121 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)21 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 Dogajhar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Dogajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhurkonu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Dogajhar known for?

About 66% of the 289 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Dogajhar

Of every 100 households in Dogajhar in 2011, 99 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Dogajhar · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****28%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**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 Dogajhar?

■ Dogajhar · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.4%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1083**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****966**

**983

Working population ****45.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 52.9% for women. 53% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 71 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (37%) · **■** Other work 11 (4%) · **■** Marginal 84 (32%)

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

- Nawagaon Tukda588 people
- Bhaskarapali586 people
- Narayanpur580 people
- Banskata579 people
- Nawagaon Khurd576 people
- Bramhanpuri573 people
- Jarra573 people
- Futguna569 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Dogajhar?493449
- How far is Dogajhar from Mahasamund?121 km by road
- What is the population of Dogajhar?577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Dogajhar in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Dogajhar?65.4% (Census 2011)