# Kishanpur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/kishanpur/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Kishanpur Kishanpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493551**. The 2011 Census counted **1,945 people in 510 households**, the 10th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 1,945people (2011) - 510households - 72.8%literacy - 493551PIN code ## Kishanpur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kishanpur is 493551.** Kishanpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code493551 - Gram panchayatKishanpur - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446374 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kishanpur from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)62 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)7 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 Kishanpur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kishanpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn 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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)20 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 Kishanpur known for? About 75% of the 752 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Kishanpur Of every 100 households in Kishanpur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kishanpur · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****79%** **80% Toilet within the home ****27%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **82% Tap water ****0%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **96% Use banking services ****29%** **55% Television ****20%** **22% Mobile phone ****29%** **23% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Kishanpur? ■ Kishanpur · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935** **983 Working population ****54.8%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 65.2% for women. 60% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 307 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 59 (6%) · **■** Marginal 448 (42%) 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 - Rajasewaiya Khurd2,358 people - Sona Silli2,266 people - Sukhipali2,078 people - Gadbeda2,011 people - Saldih1,920 people - Bhurkoni1,879 people - Remda1,846 people - Memra1,824 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kishanpur?493551 - How far is Kishanpur from Mahasamund?62 km by road - What is the population of Kishanpur?1,945 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kishanpur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Kishanpur?72.8% (Census 2011)