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Kesopur

केसोपुर
Daundi mandal
Pincode 491226
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Kesopur observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Daundi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Daundi mandal is siyadevi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kesopur itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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KB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANTI BAI KAUDO
Contact: 62****6622
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LGD code
443343
Pincode
491226
Post office
Balod
Population
221
Households
55
Literacy rate
81.9%
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000♂
Workers
160
Census 2011 · in context

How Kesopur compares

By population, Kesopur ranks #98 of 112 villages in Daundi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
81.9%
+14.6% vs mandal average
Kesopur81.9%
Daundi mandal67.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
973
−78 vs mandal average
Kesopur973
Daundi mandal1,051
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.6 vs mandal average
Kesopur4.0
Daundi mandal4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Kesopur at a glance

Kesopur is a village of 221 people in 55 households (Census 2011) in Daundi tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 98th-largest of 112 villages in Daundi tehsil. Literacy is 82%, 15 points above the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 973 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491226, served by Balod post office; the LGD village code is 443343. The sarpanch is KANTI BAI KAUDO, and the village votes in Sanjari Balod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangeeta Sinha. The population is estimated at 261 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kesopur · this village22182%—
Baloda · Daundi1,65964%—
Murramkheda · Daundi21773%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kesopur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALLI-RAJHARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
24
Distance to district HQ (km)
81
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
33
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BELODA
Total area (ha)
470.04
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Kesopur

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kesopur

LGD code
443343
Pincode
491226
Post office
Balod
Population (Census 2011)
221
Population (projected 2026)
261
Households
55
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
973
Literacy rate
81.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sanjari Balod
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sangeeta Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KANTI BAI KAUDO
Block / Mandal
Daundi
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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