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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANHAIYA LAL SAHU
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- LGD code
- 443455
- Pincode
- 491227
- Post office
- Gurur
- Population
- 441
- Households
- 115
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1032 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 279
Census 2011 · in context
How Petechuwa Alias Kankalin compares
By population, Petechuwa Alias Kankalin ranks #94 of 121 villages in Gurur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
66.9%
−5.2% vs mandal average
Petechuwa Alias Kankalin66.9%
Gurur mandal72.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,032
+20 vs mandal average
Petechuwa Alias Kankalin1,032
Gurur mandal1,012
Household size
people per home
3.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
Petechuwa Alias Kankalin3.8
Gurur mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Petechuwa Alias Kankalin at a glance
Petechuwa Alias Kankalin is a village of 441 people in 115 households (Census 2011) in Gurur tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 94th-largest of 121 villages in Gurur tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,032 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491227, served by Gurur post office; the LGD village code is 443455. The sarpanch is KANHAIYA LAL SAHU, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 520 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Petechuwa Alias Kankalin
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHARAMA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 118
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 16
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KARRAIHAR
- Total area (ha)
- 345.67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 80.14
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Petechuwa Alias Kankalin
- LGD code
- 443455
- Pincode
- 491227
- Post office
- Gurur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 441
- Population (projected 2026)
- 520
- Households
- 115
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1032
- Literacy rate
- 66.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihawa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambika Markam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KANHAIYA LAL SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Gurur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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