# Lakhagarh Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/lakhagarh/ Village · Pithora, Mahasamund # Lakhagarh Lakhagarh is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491995**. The 2011 Census counted **2,842 people in 670 households**, the 4th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 2,842people (2011) - 670households - 78.8%literacy - 491995PIN code ## Lakhagarh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lakhagarh is 491995.** Lakhagarh falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code491995 - Gram panchayatLakhagarh - Community development blockPithaura - Census village code446312 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lakhagarh from nearby towns? - Pithaura (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Mahasamund (district HQ)58 km by road - Bagbahara (nearest town)1 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 Lakhagarh? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Lakhagarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pithaura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Pithora - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Lakhagarh known for? About 69% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Lakhagarh Of every 100 households in Lakhagarh in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Lakhagarh · ■ Pithora rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **80% Toilet within the home ****27%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **82% Tap water ****48%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****22%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **96% Use banking services ****68%** **55% Television ****51%** **22% Mobile phone ****24%** **23% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****18%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **24% Own their home ****85%** **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 Lakhagarh? ■ Lakhagarh · ■ Pithora rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.8%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110** **1034 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190** **983 Working population ****35.1%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 71.8% for women. 52% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 42 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 147 (15%) · **■** Household industry 16 (2%) · **■** Other work 634 (64%) · **■** Marginal 159 (16%) 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 - Pirda3,370 people - Bundeli3,315 people - Sankara2,851 people - Gopalpur2,639 people - Rajasewaiya Khurd2,358 people - Sona Silli2,266 people - Sukhipali2,078 people [All 248 villages in Pithora](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/pithora/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lakhagarh?491995 - How far is Lakhagarh from Mahasamund?58 km by road - What is the population of Lakhagarh?2,842 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lakhagarh in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Lakhagarh?78.8% (Census 2011)