Village · Dongargaon, Rajnandgaon # Sambalpur Sambalpur is a village in Dongargaon sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code 491441. The 2011 Census counted 1,464 people in 274 households, the 26th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%. - 1,464 people (2011) - 274 households - 83.2% literacy - 491441 PIN code ## Sambalpur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Sambalpur is 491441. Sambalpur falls in Dongargaon sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh. - PIN code 491441 - Gram panchayat Sambalpur - Community development block Dongargaon - Census village code 441192 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Sambalpur from nearby towns? - Dongargaon (sub-district HQ) 30 km by road - Rajnandgaon (district HQ) 10 km by road - Rajnandgaon (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Sambalpur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sambalpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Singhola - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Rajnandgaon - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Pendri - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 10+ km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Sambalpur known for? The main crops are paddy and tivra. About 79% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 251 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Sambalpur Of every 100 households in Sambalpur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Sambalpur · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 89% - Toilet within the home 21% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 79% 77% - Tap water 11% 18% - Drinking water within premises 8% 13% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 86% 78% - Television 50% 30% - Mobile phone 35% 28% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 20% 12% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 10% 18% - Own their home 98% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Sambalpur? ■ Sambalpur · ■ Dongargaon rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.2% 78.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 949 1011 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1034 1002 - Working population 48.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 93.2% for men and 72.5% for women. 53% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 206 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 94 (13%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 43 (6%) · ■ Marginal 359 (51%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Dongargaon - Bankal 1,524 people - Sangin Kachhar 1,521 people - Ratapayli 1,503 people - Vicharpur Nawagaon 1,493 people - Sonesarar 1,445 people - Bamhani Bhatha 1,412 people - Kotrasarar 1,378 people - Nandiya 1,377 people All 113 villages in Dongargaon ## Other places named Sambalpur - Sambalpur · District, Odisha · 1,041,099 people - Sambalpur · Sub-district, Sambalpur · 189,366 people - Sambalpur · Town, Sambalpur · 189,366 people - Sambalpur · Village, Ratua - II, Maldah · 9,250 people - Sambalpur · Village, Bhanupratappur, Uttar Bastar Kanker · 5,083 people - Sambalpur · Village, Dondi Luhara, Durg · 3,108 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sambalpur? 491441 - How far is Sambalpur from Rajnandgaon? 10 km by road - What is the population of Sambalpur? 1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sambalpur in? Rajnandgaon district (Dongargaon sub-district), Chhattisgarh - What is the literacy rate of Sambalpur? 83.2% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargaon/sambalpur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.