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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Gaurishankar Dhruw
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- LGD code
- 443666
- Pincode
- 493118
- Post office
- Bhatapara
- Population
- 739
- Households
- 143
- Literacy rate
- 55.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 383
- Distance to district centre
- 83 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 61 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 88 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 623 km
- Nearest railway station
- Belha · 25 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Mahima Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Pathariya compares
By population, Pathariya ranks #87 of 109 villages in Bhatapara mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.6%
+0.2% vs mandal average
- Pathariya
- 55.6%
- Bhatapara mandal
- 55.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+43 vs mandal average
- Pathariya
- 1,047
- Bhatapara mandal
- 1,004
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pathariya
- 5.2
- Bhatapara mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pathariya at a glance
Pathariya is a village of 739 people in 143 households (Census 2011) in Bhatapara tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 87th-largest of 109 villages in Bhatapara tehsil. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district centre, 25 km from Belha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493118, served by Bhatapara post office; the LGD village code is 443666. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mahima Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Gaurishankar Dhruw, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 871 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pathariya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- 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
- BHATAPARA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 85
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PATHRIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 293.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 96.82
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pathariya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pathariya
- LGD code
- 443666
- Pincode
- 493118
- Post office
- Bhatapara
- Population (Census 2011)
- 739
- Population (projected 2026)
- 871
- Households
- 143
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 55.6%
- Coordinates
- 22.01555°N, 81.84012°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasdol
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Gaurishankar Dhruw
- Block / Mandal
- Bhatapara
Getting there
How to reach Pathariya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur88 kmcapital
- Hyderabad623 km
- Kolkata674 km
- Delhi869 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBelha25 km
- Hospital / PHCMahima Hospital16 km
- ATM / bankHDFC Bank17 km
- Petrol pumpravi gas17 km
- Collegescince collage18 km
- Police stationMAHILA THANA33 km
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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
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