# Sawitripur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Sawitripur

Sawitripur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **492112**. The 2011 Census counted **1,789 people in 464 households**, the 15th largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 1,789people (2011)
- 464households
- 65.9%literacy
- 492112PIN code

## Sawitripur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code492112
- Gram panchayatSawitripur
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446443

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

## How far is Sawitripur from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)27 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)90 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)27 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 Sawitripur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sawitripur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Deori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Sawitripur known for?

About 81% of the 762 hectares of village land is sown, and 344 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 Sawitripur

Of every 100 households in Sawitripur in 2011, 63 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sawitripur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**80%

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

**18%

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

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

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

**6%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****53%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****44%**

**24%

Own their home ****83%**

**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 Sawitripur?

■ Sawitripur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**983

Working population ****57.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.5% for men and 55.2% for women. 55% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 208 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 445 (43%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 25 (2%) · **■** Marginal 352 (34%)

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

- Saldih1,920 people
- Bhurkoni1,879 people
- Remda1,846 people
- Memra1,824 people
- Barnaidadar1,746 people
- Barekelkhurd1,608 people
- Bamhani1,606 people
- Lahraud1,598 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sawitripur?492112
- How far is Sawitripur from Mahasamund?90 km by road
- What is the population of Sawitripur?1,789 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sawitripur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sawitripur?65.9% (Census 2011)