# Pitepani Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Pitepani

Pitepani is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **1,149 people in 261 households**, the 56th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 1,149people (2011)
- 261households
- 61.8%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Pitepani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pitepani is 491557.** Pitepani falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatPitepani
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440626

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

## How far is Pitepani from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)62 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)22 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 Pitepani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Pitepani; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bortalab
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Pitepani known for?

About 26% of the 862 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Pitepani

Of every 100 households in Pitepani in 2011, 84 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pitepani · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**14%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****92%**

**71%

Television ****22%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pitepani?

■ Pitepani · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.8%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1089**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**959

Working population ****60.1%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 52.7% for women. 59% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 169 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (35%) · **■** Other work 26 (4%) · **■** Marginal 254 (37%)

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 Dongargarh

- Ghusera1,193 people
- Gajmarra1,187 people
- Saloni1,175 people
- Karwari1,156 people
- Bachhera Batha1,146 people
- Kasari1,143 people
- Muglani1,137 people
- Karutola1,132 people

[All 178 villages in Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pitepani?491557
- How far is Pitepani from Rajnandgaon?62 km by road
- What is the population of Pitepani?1,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pitepani in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pitepani?61.8% (Census 2011)
