# Kesharpur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Kesharpur

Kesharpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493445**. The 2011 Census counted **512 people in 141 households**, the 171st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 512people (2011)
- 141households
- 62.0%literacy
- 493445PIN code

## Kesharpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kesharpur is 493445.** Kesharpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493445
- Gram panchayatBamhani
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446387

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

## How far is Kesharpur from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)63 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)118 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)30 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 Kesharpur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kesharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bamhani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kesharpur known for?

About 77% of the 337 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kesharpur

Of every 100 households in Kesharpur in 2011, 76 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kesharpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****76%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****92%**

**55%

Television ****15%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****54%**

**24%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kesharpur?

■ Kesharpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1042**

**983

Working population ****52.9%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 52.5% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 52 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 130 (48%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 76 (28%)

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

- Gabaud540 people
- Sinharpur533 people
- Nawagaon525 people
- Khusrupali515 people
- Dadargaon507 people
- Khamhan505 people
- R.B.Chiepman501 people
- Chaukbeda500 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kesharpur?493445
- How far is Kesharpur from Mahasamund?118 km by road
- What is the population of Kesharpur?512 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kesharpur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Kesharpur?62.0% (Census 2011)