Sohtara observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Sohtara ranks #107 of 121 villages in Gurur mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sohtara is a village of 191 people in 45 households (Census 2011) in Gurur tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 107th-largest of 121 villages in Gurur tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 72% and the sex ratio is 1,329 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491227, served by Gurur post office; the LGD village code is 443433. The sarpanch is RESHMA TILESHWAR SINHA, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 225 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Mudgahan →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sohtara · this village | 191 | 61% | — |
| Khairdigi · Gurur | 579 | 66% | — |
| Salhebhat · Gurur | 349 | 65% | — |
| Mudgahan · Gurur | 295 | 65% | — |
| Bichchhibahara · Gurur | 159 | 69% | — |
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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