Pithora

KISHANPUR (Pithora)
city
KISHANPUR (Pithora) Location in Chhattisgarh, India
Coordinates: 21°16′N 82°31′E / 21.27°N 82.52°E / 21.27; 82.52Coordinates: 21°16′N 82°31′E / 21.27°N 82.52°E / 21.27; 82.52
Country	India
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Mahasamund
Elevation	304 m (997 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	7,929
Languages
• Official	Hindi, Chhattisgarhi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)

Pithora is a town and a nagar panchayat in Mahasamund district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh.

Geography

Pithora is located at 21°16′N 82°31′E / 21.27°N 82.52°E / 21.27; 82.52.^[1] It has an average elevation of 304 metres (997 feet).

Pithora is 100 KM from state capital Raipur. Pithora is connected through national highway (NH-6), and nearest railway station is Bagbahara (30 KM)in Raipur Vishakapatnam railway route.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[2] Pithora had a population of 7929. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Pithora has an average literacy rate of 68%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 75%, and female literacy is 60%. In Pithora, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Culture

Pithora has population of all major religion Hindu, Muslim, Sikh and Christian. All festivals are celebrated and enjoyed equally. Holi, Deepawali, Eid, Ramadan, Nanak Jayanti, Christmas, Navaratri and Ganeshotshav are major festivals observed here. Pithora is a small town but it is quite multicultural and cosmopolitan in its orientation. Apart from Chhatisgarhi and Hindi, languages like Panjabi,Orriya, Haryanvi are being spoken here. Raut and Suva Nach ( Tribal dance) is very famous during Deepawali every year.

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