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Bheja

Lohandiguda mandal
Pincode 494010
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Bheja observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Bheja is a village in Lohandiguda mandal, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh with a population of 1,311 across 305 households. The village has a literacy rate of 39.1% and is situated at coordinates 20.265°N, 81.184°E with PIN code 494010.

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LGD code
449176
Pincode
494010
Post office
Lohandiguda
Population
1,311
Households
305
Literacy rate
39.1%
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000♂
Workers
825
Distance to district centre
120 km
Distance to mandal centre
115 km
Distance to Raipur
119 km
Distance to Hyderabad
428 km
Nearest railway station
Keoti · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gautam Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bheja compares

By population, Bheja ranks #18 of 87 villages in Lohandiguda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.1%
+6.6% vs mandal average
Bheja
39.1%
Lohandiguda mandal
32.5%
Bastar district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−52 vs mandal average
Bheja
986
Lohandiguda mandal
1,038
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bheja
4.3
Lohandiguda mandal
4.4

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

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Bheja at a glance

Bheja is a village of 1,311 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Lohandiguda tehsil, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, the 18th-largest of 87 villages in Lohandiguda tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 7 points above the tehsil average of 33% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 120 km from the Bastar district centre, 12 km from Keoti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494010, served by Lohandiguda post office; the LGD village code is 449176. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gautam Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is banita mourya. The population is estimated at 1,546 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bheja

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bheja · this village1,31139%
Bheja · Bhanupratappur87850%0 km N
Basla · Bhanupratappur1,31359%0 km N
Bheja · Gurur1,07771%0 km N
Telamma · Bhanupratappur45149%1.7 km E
Kudal · Bhanupratappur51360%1.9 km NW
Kurri · Bhanupratappur1,07455%1.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bheja

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Primary school
7
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
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
JAGDALPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
75
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
36
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHEJA
Total area (ha)
1,454.36
Irrigated area (ha)
0.6
Forest area (ha)
272.45

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

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Key facts — Bheja

LGD code
449176
Pincode
494010
Post office
Lohandiguda
Population (Census 2011)
1,311
Population (projected 2026)
1,546
Households
305
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
986
Literacy rate
39.1%
Coordinates
20.26499°N, 81.18413°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Narayanpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
banita mourya
Block / Mandal
Lohandiguda
Getting there

How to reach Bheja

Mandal centre
Lohandiguda · ≈ 115 km
≈ 3 h 56 min by car · 4 h 40 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bastar · ≈ 120 km
≈ 4 h 7 min by car · 4 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur119 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad428 km
  • Kolkata786 km
  • Chennai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKeoti12 km
  • Hospital / PHCGautam Hospital12 km
  • ATM / bankBank31 km
  • Petrol pumpAgni Bricks32 km
  • CollegeGovt. Gaind Singh31 km
  • Police stationPolice Station32 km
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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