# Damodarha Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Damodarha

Damodarha is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **479 people in 138 households**, the 155th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 479people (2011)
- 138households
- 72.6%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Damodarha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Damodarha is 493558.** Damodarha falls in Saraipali sub-district, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatDamodarha
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code446013

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

## How far is Damodarha from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)119 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)7 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 Damodarha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Damodarha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand 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 Damodarha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peanut**. About 67% of the 265 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Damodarha

Of every 100 households in Damodarha in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Damodarha · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**82%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**87%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

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

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**96%

Use banking services ****85%**

**63%

Television ****11%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**22%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Damodarha?

■ Damodarha · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****765**

**953

Working population ****59.1%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 63.1% for women. 61% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (55%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 21 (7%) · **■** Marginal 63 (22%)

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 Saraipali

- Banjhapali484 people
- Manpali484 people
- Bhalukona481 people
- Maldamal481 people
- Pudagarh477 people
- Murmuri471 people
- Banobhatha465 people
- Singbahal465 people

[All 237 villages in Saraipali](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/mahasamund/saraipali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Damodarha?493558
- How far is Damodarha from Mahasamund?119 km by road
- What is the population of Damodarha?479 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Damodarha in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Damodarha?72.6% (Census 2011)