# Karidongar Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Karidongar

Karidongar is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493555**. The 2011 Census counted **412 people in 117 households**, the 190th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 412people (2011)
- 117households
- 63.1%literacy
- 493555PIN code

## Karidongar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493555
- Gram panchayatKotgarh
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446414

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

## How far is Karidongar from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)47 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)102 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)47 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 Karidongar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Karidongar known for?

About 65% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Karidongar

Of every 100 households in Karidongar in 2011, 90 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Karidongar · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**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 ****2%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****27%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Karidongar?

■ Karidongar · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**69.1%

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

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**983

Working population ****59.2%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.4% for men and 45.0% for women. 61% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 138 (57%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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

- Jhapimauha422 people
- Jhar Muda419 people
- Patparpali419 people
- Pandripani413 people
- Narsaiya Pallam395 people
- Pandripani393 people
- Bahadurpur377 people
- Rampur377 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Karidongar?493555
- How far is Karidongar from Mahasamund?102 km by road
- What is the population of Karidongar?412 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Karidongar in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Karidongar?63.1% (Census 2011)