# Pithar, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon – Population & PIN Code

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Pithar

Pithar is a village in [Dongargarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/dongargarh/) sub-district of [Rajnandgaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/rajnandgaon/) district, [Chhattisgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/), PIN code **491557**. The 2011 Census counted **111 people in 24 households**, the 168th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 111people (2011)
- 24households
- 68.1%literacy
- 491557PIN code

## Pithar PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code491557
- Gram panchayatMadiyan
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440657

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

## How far is Pithar from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)52 km by road
- Dongargarh (nearest town)17 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 Pithar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Pithar; 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · L.B.Nagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Pithar known for?

About 29% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Pithar

Of every 100 households in Pithar in 2011, 75 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pithar · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****83%**

**71%

Television ****21%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Pithar?

■ Pithar · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****538**

**959

Working population ****59.5%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.7% for women. 52% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 40 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (14%) · **■** Other work 6 (9%) · **■** Marginal 11 (17%)

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

- Bharritola179 people
- Fatteganj170 people
- Kholareghat138 people
- Kurejhar121 people
- Ghikudiya83 people
- Khursipar Khurd81 people
- Kohkattatola54 people
- Bodaldand42 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pithar?491557
- How far is Pithar from Rajnandgaon?52 km by road
- What is the population of Pithar?111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pithar in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Pithar?68.1% (Census 2011)