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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vinod Kumar Dewangan
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- LGD code
- 443678
- Pincode
- 493118
- Post office
- Bhatapara
- Population
- 2,036
- Households
- 425
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Sex ratio
- 975 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 892
Census 2011 · in context
How Bitkuli compares
By population, Bitkuli ranks #15 of 109 villages in Bhatapara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
53.3%
−2.1% vs mandal average
- Bitkuli
- 53.3%
- Bhatapara mandal
- 55.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
975
−29 vs mandal average
- Bitkuli
- 975
- Bhatapara mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Bitkuli
- 4.8
- Bhatapara mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bitkuli at a glance
Bitkuli is a village of 2,036 people in 425 households (Census 2011) in Bhatapara tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 15th-largest of 109 villages in Bhatapara tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 975 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493118, served by Bhatapara post office; the LGD village code is 443678. The sarpanch is Vinod Kumar Dewangan, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 2,400 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bitkuli
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BHATAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 27
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 104
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 27
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BITKULI
- Total area (ha)
- 530.35
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 18.04
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bitkuli
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bitkuli
- LGD code
- 443678
- Pincode
- 493118
- Post office
- Bhatapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,036
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,400
- Households
- 425
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 975
- Literacy rate
- 53.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasdol
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Vinod Kumar Dewangan
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatapara
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)