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Balputi

बालपुती
Bakavand mandal
Pincode 494001
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Bastar Dussehra

Balputi observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
HIRAMANI KASHYAP
Contact: 91****1440
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LGD code
449490
Pincode
494001
Post office
Dharampura
Population
276
Households
66
Literacy rate
56.2%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
179
Census 2011 · in context

How Balputi compares

By population, Balputi ranks #60 of 66 villages in Bakavand mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.2%
+11.5% vs mandal average
Balputi
56.2%
Bakavand mandal
44.7%
Bastar district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
−93 vs mandal average
Balputi
917
Bakavand mandal
1,010
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Balputi
4.2
Bakavand mandal
4.2

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Balputi at a glance

Balputi is a village of 276 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Bakavand tehsil, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, the 60th-largest of 66 villages in Bakavand tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 12 points above the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 494001, served by Dharampura post office; the LGD village code is 449490. The sarpanch is HIRAMANI KASHYAP. The population is estimated at 325 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Balputi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
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
JAGDALPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
20
Distance to district HQ (km)
20
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
30
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHITALOOR
Total area (ha)
166.78
Irrigated area (ha)
1.82
Forest area (ha)
36.31

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Balputi

LGD code
449490
Pincode
494001
Post office
Dharampura
Population (Census 2011)
276
Population (projected 2026)
325
Households
66
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
56.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
HIRAMANI KASHYAP
Block / Mandal
Bakavand
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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