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September 2026
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Odisha: Three girls drown in Sankh river during Karma Puja preparations in Sundargarh
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUNIKA HEMBRAM
Contact: 63****8793
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- LGD code
- 385053
- Pincode
- 770051
- Post office
- Kenaveta
- Population
- 165
- Households
- 39
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1063 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 90
Census 2011 · in context
How Pithachore compares
By population, Pithachore ranks #85 of 120 villages in Banei mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.3%
−15.4% vs mandal average
- Pithachore
- 47.3%
- Banei mandal
- 62.7%
- Sundargarh district
- 64.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,063
+35 vs mandal average
- Pithachore
- 1,063
- Banei mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Pithachore
- 4.2
- Banei mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pithachore at a glance
Pithachore is a village of 165 people in 39 households (Census 2011) in Banei block, Sundargarh district, Odisha, the 85th-largest of 120 villages in Banei block. Literacy is 47%, 15 points below the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,063 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 770051, served by Kenaveta post office; the LGD village code is 385053. The sarpanch is SUNIKA HEMBRAM, and the village votes in Rairakhol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prasanna Acharya. The population is estimated at 195 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pithachore
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAURKELA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 105
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 36
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Pithachor
- Total area (ha)
- 226
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 58.74
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pithachore
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pithachore
- LGD code
- 385053
- Pincode
- 770051
- Post office
- Kenaveta
- Population (Census 2011)
- 165
- Population (projected 2026)
- 195
- Households
- 39
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1063
- Literacy rate
- 47.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Sambalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rairakhol
- Member of Parliament
- Dharmendra Pradhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prasanna Acharya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUNIKA HEMBRAM
- Block / Mandal
- Banei
- Nearest PHC
- Ultrasound Clinic (7.7 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Charmal (8.1 km)
Same pincode
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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