# Loharakot Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Loharakot

Loharakot is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **805 people in 210 households**, the 107th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 805people (2011)
- 210households
- 73.2%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Loharakot PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Loharakot is 492112.** Loharakot falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatBhokaludih
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446380

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

## How far is Loharakot from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)67 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)12 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 Loharakot?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Loharakot; 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
- ●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 school5–10 km · Shakra
- ○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 market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Loharakot known for?

About 37% of the 741 hectares of village land is sown, and 46 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 Loharakot

Of every 100 households in Loharakot in 2011, 93 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Loharakot · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**80%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**55%

Television ****22%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Loharakot?

■ Loharakot · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1033**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**983

Working population ****38.3%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.2% for men and 62.8% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (56%) · **■** Household industry 14 (5%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 30 (10%)

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

- Nawapara Kalan829 people
- Khedigaon819 people
- Godbharra816 people
- Dharampur813 people
- Parasada785 people
- Dhanora782 people
- Kokobhatha775 people
- Jabalpur774 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Loharakot?492112
- How far is Loharakot from Mahasamund?67 km by road
- What is the population of Loharakot?805 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Loharakot in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Loharakot?73.2% (Census 2011)