# Pretandih Village, Saraipali, Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Saraipali, Mahasamund 

# Pretandih

Pretandih is a village in Saraipali sub-district of Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **493558**. The 2011 Census counted **752 people in 206 households**, the 98th largest of 235 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 752people (2011)
- 206households
- 70.2%literacy
- 493558PIN code

## Pretandih PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code493558
- Gram panchayatPretandih
- Community development blockSaraipali
- Census village code445894

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

## How far is Pretandih from nearby towns?

- Saraipali (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Mahasamund (district HQ)127 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 Pretandih?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pretandih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Saraipali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mahasamund
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Pretandih known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and kidney-bean**. About 79% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 7 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 Pretandih

Of every 100 households in Pretandih in 2011, 94 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pretandih · ■ Saraipali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**82%

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

**13%

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

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****82%**

**63%

Television ****20%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****15%**

**21%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**22%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Pretandih?

■ Pretandih · ■ Saraipali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.2%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**953

Working population ****29.4%**

**47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 93 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (52%) · **■** Other work 4 (2%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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

- Kanwarpali767 people
- Potapara763 people
- Parsada762 people
- Palsapali754 people
- Saraipali737 people
- Padkipali733 people
- Koilbahal727 people
- Gerra722 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pretandih?493558
- How far is Pretandih from Mahasamund?127 km by road
- What is the population of Pretandih?752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pretandih in?Mahasamund district (Saraipali sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pretandih?70.2% (Census 2011)