# Santemri Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Santemri

Santemri is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **645 people in 176 households**, the 134th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 645people (2011)
- 176households
- 69.0%literacy
- 496445PIN code

## Santemri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Santemri is 496445.** Santemri falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496445
- Gram panchayatBadetemri
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446518

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

## How far is Santemri from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)76 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)21 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 Santemri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Santemri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Shakra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Santemri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sunflower and black gram**. About 88% of the 196 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Santemri

Of every 100 households in Santemri in 2011, 87 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Santemri · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****5%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

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

**1%

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

**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 Santemri?

■ Santemri · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.0%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**983

Working population ****63.6%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 56.1% for women. 66% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 193 (47%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 153 (37%)

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

- Bhairopur662 people
- Dewalgarh658 people
- Kotadadar657 people
- Rajadera653 people
- Lohrin Dongari638 people
- Saisaraipali636 people
- Birajpali634 people
- Farouda623 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Santemri?496445
- How far is Santemri from Mahasamund?76 km by road
- What is the population of Santemri?645 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Santemri in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Santemri?69.0% (Census 2011)