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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UGRASEN BHARDWAJ
Contact: 84****8060
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- LGD code
- 443778
- Pincode
- 493332
- Post office
- Baloda Bazar
- Population
- 1,646
- Households
- 278
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1030 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 545
Census 2011 · in context
How Bharsela compares
By population, Bharsela ranks #29 of 74 villages in Lavan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.1%
+6.7% vs mandal average
Bharsela63.1%
Lavan mandal56.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,030
+17 vs mandal average
Bharsela1,030
Lavan mandal1,013
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bharsela5.9
Lavan mandal5.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bharsela at a glance
Bharsela is a village of 1,646 people in 278 households (Census 2011) in Lavan tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 29th-largest of 74 villages in Lavan tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 1,030 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493332, served by Baloda Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 443778. The sarpanch is UGRASEN BHARDWAJ, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 1,941 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharsela
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 24
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BALODA BAZAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHARSELA
- Total area (ha)
- 428.19
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 366.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bharsela
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bharsela
- LGD code
- 443778
- Pincode
- 493332
- Post office
- Baloda Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,646
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,941
- Households
- 278
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1030
- Literacy rate
- 63.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UGRASEN BHARDWAJ
- Block / Mandal
- Lavan
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
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