# Tilakpur Village, Pithora, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Pithora, Mahasamund 

# Tilakpur

Tilakpur is a village in Pithora sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491107**. The 2011 Census counted **454 people in 134 households**, the 181st largest of 238 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 454people (2011)
- 134households
- 65.5%literacy
- 491107PIN code

## Tilakpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tilakpur is 491107.** Tilakpur falls in Pithora sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491107
- Gram panchayatPatharla
- Community development blockPithaura
- Census village code446409

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

## How far is Tilakpur from nearby towns?

- Pithaura (sub-district HQ)53 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)108 km by road
- Bagbahara (nearest town)53 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 Tilakpur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Tilakpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pathrala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Basna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Tilakpur known for?

About 83% of the 287 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Tilakpur

Of every 100 households in Tilakpur in 2011, 54 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tilakpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**6%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**55%

Television ****13%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**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 Tilakpur?

■ Tilakpur · ■ Pithora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**983

Working population ****50.0%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.6% for men and 51.5% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 64 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 103 (45%) · **■** Other work 15 (7%) · **■** Marginal 45 (20%)

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

- Kurmadih488 people
- Arangi485 people
- Pandrikhar479 people
- Bijepur463 people
- Khusrupali451 people
- Lalmati448 people
- Bijra Bhatha446 people
- Baitari434 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tilakpur?491107
- How far is Tilakpur from Mahasamund?108 km by road
- What is the population of Tilakpur?454 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tilakpur in?Mahasamund district (Pithora sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Tilakpur?65.5% (Census 2011)