# Farouda Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Farouda

Farouda is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493449**. The 2011 Census counted **623 people in 158 households**, the 138th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 623people (2011)
- 158households
- 64.1%literacy
- 493449PIN code

## Farouda PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493449
- Gram panchayatCharauda
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446342

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

## How far is Farouda from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)85 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)28 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 Farouda?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Farouda; 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhurkoni
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 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 and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 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 Farouda known for?

About 79% of the 356 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 Farouda

Of every 100 households in Farouda in 2011, 42 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Farouda · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****42%**

**80%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****6%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Farouda?

■ Farouda · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**983

Working population ****56.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 54% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 202 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 29 (8%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 109 (31%)

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

- Santemri645 people
- Lohrin Dongari638 people
- Saisaraipali636 people
- Birajpali634 people
- Pardhiyasaraipali622 people
- Jadamuda621 people
- Katangtarai620 people
- Hardi617 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Farouda?493449
- How far is Farouda from Mahasamund?85 km by road
- What is the population of Farouda?623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Farouda in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Farouda?64.1% (Census 2011)