# Sahaspur Village, Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Dongargarh, Rajnandgaon 

# Sahaspur

Sahaspur is a village in Dongargarh sub-district of Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **491445**. The 2011 Census counted **695 people in 131 households**, the 100th largest of 176 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%.

- 695people (2011)
- 131households
- 73.7%literacy
- 491445PIN code

## Sahaspur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Sahaspur is 491445.** Sahaspur falls in Dongargarh sub-district, Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code491445
- Gram panchayatSahaspur
- Community development blockDongargarh
- Census village code440562

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

## How far is Sahaspur from nearby towns?

- Dongargarh (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Rajnandgaon (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dongargarh (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 Sahaspur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Sahaspur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mohara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajnandgaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dongargarh
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 16 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 Sahaspur known for?

About 76% of the 374 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Sahaspur

Of every 100 households in Sahaspur in 2011, 85 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahaspur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**91%

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

**22%

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

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**14%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****94%**

**71%

Television ****20%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**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 Sahaspur?

■ Sahaspur · ■ Dongargarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**73.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**959

Working population ****48.3%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.9% for men and 62.6% for women. 49% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 230 (68%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (10%) · **■** Marginal 43 (13%)

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

- Dodki745 people
- Totalbharri727 people
- Riwagahan726 people
- Bundhan Chhapar724 people
- Piparkhar Kalan691 people
- Bichhitola676 people
- Kumhada Tola669 people
- Nawagaon662 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Sahaspur?491445
- How far is Sahaspur from Rajnandgaon?20 km by road
- What is the population of Sahaspur?695 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahaspur in?Rajnandgaon district (Dongargarh sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahaspur?73.7% (Census 2011)