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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ESHWAR BARIHA
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- LGD code
- 444179
- Pincode
- 493551
- Post office
- Pithora
- Population
- 262
- Households
- 61
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 105
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 83 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 78 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 614 km
- Nearest railway station
- Nipania · 38 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital Lawan · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Devpur compares
By population, Devpur ranks #69 of 90 villages in Sonakhan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.7%
−9.6% vs mandal average
- Devpur
- 47.7%
- Sonakhan mandal
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+21 vs mandal average
- Devpur
- 1,047
- Sonakhan mandal
- 1,026
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Devpur
- 4.3
- Sonakhan mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Devpur at a glance
Devpur is a village of 262 people in 61 households (Census 2011) in Sonakhan tehsil, Balodabazar-Bhatapara district, Chhattisgarh, the 69th-largest of 90 villages in Sonakhan tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 10 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. It lies 35 km from the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district centre, 38 km from Nipania railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493551, served by Pithora post office; the LGD village code is 444179. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Lawan, 8 km away. The sarpanch is ESHWAR BARIHA , and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 309 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Devpur
- 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
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PITHORA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 118
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHAMALPURA
- Total area (ha)
- 61
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 29
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Devpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Devpur
- LGD code
- 444179
- Pincode
- 493551
- Post office
- Pithora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 262
- Population (projected 2026)
- 309
- Households
- 61
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 47.7%
- Coordinates
- 21.57360°N, 82.29837°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ESHWAR BARIHA
- Block / Mandal
- Sonakhan
Getting there
How to reach Devpur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur78 kmcapital
- Hyderabad614 km
- Kolkata635 km
- Delhi935 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationNipania38 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Lawan8 km
- Collegeकमलकांत शुक्ला इंस्टीट्यूट, भाटापारा43 km
- Police stationPolice Station Masturi46 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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