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Pithampur is a village located in the Janjgir Tehsil of Janjgir-Champa district in Chhattisgarh, India.[1] It is situated 15km away from Janjgir, which is both the district and the sub-district headquarters. Champa, located 10km from the village, is the nearest significant town in the district and is also a railway station. It is located on the banks of the Hasdeo River. Kaleshwarnath Temple, one of the most important Shiva temples of Chhattisgarh, is situated here.[2][3][4][5]

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  1. Census of India, 1991: District census handbook, A & B. Village and town directory : village & townwise primary census abstract 24 v. : Bhind (in हिन्दी). Directorate of Census Operations, Madhya Pradesh. 1997. p. 625. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  2. Nelson, Sir Arthur Edward (1910). Bilaspur District. Printed at the Pioneer Press. p. 288. Retrieved 19 July 2025. Pithampur . - A village in the Chāmpa zamīndāri on the western bank of the river Hasdeo
  3. Pradesh, India Superintendent of Census Operations, Madhya (1964). District Census Handbook, Madhya Pradesh: Bilaspur. Government of Madhya Pradesh. Retrieved 19 July 2025.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "पीथमपुर (शिव मंदिर) जिला जांजगीर-चांपा छत्तीसगढ़ शासन India". Government of Chhatisgarh (in हिन्दी). Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  5. Khare, Gaṇeśa (2005). Paryaṭana kā svarga: Chattīsagaṛha (in हिन्दी). Śānti Prakāśana. p. 38. ISBN 978-81-902474-1-2. Retrieved 19 July 2025.