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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
lakeshwar sidar
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- LGD code
- 446416
- Pincode
- 493555
- Post office
- Jagdishpur (Mahasamund)
- Population
- 347
- Households
- 77
- Literacy rate
- 51.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1006 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 183
Census 2011 · in context
How Deotarai compares
By population, Deotarai ranks #201 of 248 villages in Pithora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.3%
−7.0% vs mandal average
- Deotarai
- 51.3%
- Pithora mandal
- 58.3%
- Mahasamund district
- 61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,006
−28 vs mandal average
- Deotarai
- 1,006
- Pithora mandal
- 1,034
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Deotarai
- 4.5
- Pithora mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Deotarai at a glance
Deotarai is a village of 347 people in 77 households (Census 2011) in Pithora tehsil, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, the 201st-largest of 248 villages in Pithora tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 1,006 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493555, served by Jagdishpur (Mahasamund) post office; the LGD village code is 446416. The sarpanch is lakeshwar sidar, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 409 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Saisraipali →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deotarai · this village | 347 | 51% | — |
| Saisaraipali · Pithora | 636 | 62% | — |
| Jhapimauha (Jhapimauta) · Pithora | 422 | 54% | — |
| Lawamauha (Lawamauta) · Pithora | 335 | 61% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Deotarai
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BAGBAHARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 87
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 35
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- SAISARAIPALI
- Total area (ha)
- 121.31
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 13.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Deotarai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Deotarai
- LGD code
- 446416
- Pincode
- 493555
- Post office
- Jagdishpur (Mahasamund)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 347
- Population (projected 2026)
- 409
- Households
- 77
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1006
- Literacy rate
- 51.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- lakeshwar sidar
- Block / Mandal
- Pithora
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 493555
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Deotarai
Other villages in Pithora mandal
View all 60+ →- Shrirampur
- Pirda
- Bundeli
- Sankara
- Lakhagarh
- Gopalpur
- Rajasewaiya Khurd
- Sona Silli
- Sukhipali
- Gadbeda
- Kishanpur (Kisanpur)
- Saldih
- Bhurkoni
- Remda
- Memra
- Sawitripur
- Barnaidadar
- Barekelkhurd
- Bamhani
- Lahraud
- Ghonch
- Khair Khuta
- Atharagudi
- Beldih
- Ghoghra
- Pendrawan
- Ansula
- Arand
- Burodih
- Thakurdiya Khurd
- Sirko
- Jamhar
- Tarekela
- Charbhatha
- Shankarpur
- Dhaba Khar
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)