# Sarifabad Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Sarifabad

Sarifabad is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496445**. The 2011 Census counted **228 people in 58 households**, the 217th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 228people (2011)
- 58households
- 62.2%literacy
- 496445PIN code

## Sarifabad PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code496445
- Gram panchayatBadetemri
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446515

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

## How far is Sarifabad from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)77 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)22 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 Sarifabad?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Sarifabad; 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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Barpani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pithora
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 9 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 Sarifabad known for?

About 59% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Sarifabad

Of every 100 households in Sarifabad in 2011, 77 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sarifabad · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**55%

Television ****27%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 Sarifabad?

■ Sarifabad · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.2%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**983

Working population ****56.1%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 51.5% for women. 53% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 34 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 14 (11%) · **■** Other work 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 74 (58%)

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

- Hanumandih249 people
- Kocharra242 people
- Pandripani Tukda236 people
- Badetemri Nakti Nala Tukda228 people
- Jagdishpur Tukda Hostpi216 people
- Banjari Dipa206 people
- Sagundhap Tukda198 people
- Sinharpur Tukda176 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sarifabad?496445
- How far is Sarifabad from Mahasamund?77 km by road
- What is the population of Sarifabad?228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sarifabad in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sarifabad?62.2% (Census 2011)