Chiharo observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Daundi mandal is siyadevi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chiharo itself.
Chiharo is a village in Daundi mandal, Balod district, Chhattisgarh with a population of 984 across 223 households. The village has a literacy rate of 79% and is located at 20.299°N, 80.950°E.
By population, Chiharo ranks #39 of 112 villages in Daundi mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chiharo is a village of 984 people in 223 households (Census 2011) in Daundi tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 39th-largest of 112 villages in Daundi tehsil. Literacy is 79%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,021 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Balod district centre, 12 km from Bhanupratappur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 491230; the LGD village code is 443337. The nearest hospital or health centre is Kanker Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is KMITHALA GAWDE, and the village votes in Sanjari Balod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangeeta Sinha. The population is estimated at 1,160 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chiharo →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiharo · this village | 984 | 79% | — |
| Nawagaon · Durgkondal | 238 | 56% | 2.2 km SW |
| Mahendrapur · Durgkondal | 396 | 53% | 2.4 km SE |
| Hinganpuri · Durgkondal | 162 | 57% | 3 km SW |
| Sateli · Durgkondal | 469 | 62% | 3.2 km SE |
| Amagarh · Durgkondal | 321 | 68% | 3.7 km SW |
| Amakada · Durgkondal | 1,072 | 64% | 3.7 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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