# Pelagarh Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Pelagarh

Pelagarh is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **427 people in 103 households**, the 167th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 427people (2011)
- 103households
- 65.1%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Pelagarh PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatDarrabhata
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445870

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

## How far is Pelagarh from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)115 km by road
- Saraipali (nearest town)18 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 Pelagarh?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Parsendri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Basna
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 20 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 Pelagarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 74% of the 182 hectares of village land is sown, and 24 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 Pelagarh

Of every 100 households in Pelagarh in 2011, 77 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pelagarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****77%**

**82%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****86%**

**63%

Television ****22%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pelagarh?

■ Pelagarh · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1615**

**953

Working population ****51.5%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 55.1% for women. 66% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 27 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 188 (85%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%)

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

- Chhirrapali438 people
- Gahanakhar433 people
- Ganiyaripali433 people
- Kapukunda433 people
- Guthanipali425 people
- Dumarpali424 people
- Artunda417 people
- Pandripani417 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pelagarh?493558
- How far is Pelagarh from Mahasamund?115 km by road
- What is the population of Pelagarh?427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pelagarh in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pelagarh?65.1% (Census 2011)