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Revenue village·Nangur tehsil·Bastar

Pulcha

Nangur mandal
Pincode 494001
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAHADEV NAG
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LGD code
449152
Pincode
494001
Post office
Dharampura
Population
245
Households
51
Literacy rate
20.4%
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000♂
Workers
133
Distance to district centre
70 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Raipur
275 km
Distance to Hyderabad
415 km
Nearest railway station
Nakti Semara · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Sautnar · 27 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Pulcha compares

By population, Pulcha ranks #38 of 54 villages in Nangur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
20.4%
−18.8% vs mandal average
Pulcha
20.4%
Nangur mandal
39.2%
Bastar district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,008
−3 vs mandal average
Pulcha
1,008
Nangur mandal
1,011
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.6 vs mandal average
Pulcha
4.8
Nangur mandal
4.2

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

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Pulcha at a glance

Pulcha is a village of 245 people in 51 households (Census 2011) in Nangur tehsil, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, the 38th-largest of 54 villages in Nangur tehsil. Literacy is 20%, 19 points below the tehsil average of 39% and the sex ratio is 1,008 women per 1,000 men. It lies 70 km from the Bastar district centre, 27 km from Nakti Semara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494001, served by Dharampura post office; the LGD village code is 449152. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Sautnar, 27 km away. The sarpanch is SAHADEV NAG, and the village votes in Jagdalpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kiran Deo. The population is estimated at 289 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gumalvada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Pulcha · this village24520%
Tolawada · Nangur5618%2.1 km N
Gudiya · Bastanar6.8 km NW
Gudiya · Nangur18729%6.8 km NW
Siribeda · Boipariguda82918%7.2 km NE
Bagjhola · Loisinga41959%7.5 km E
Bagjhola · Boipariguda6226%7.5 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pulcha

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
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
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)
49
Distance to district HQ (km)
49
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
49
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KAWAPAL
Total area (ha)
104.32
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
58.12

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

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Key facts — Pulcha

LGD code
449152
Pincode
494001
Post office
Dharampura
Population (Census 2011)
245
Population (projected 2026)
289
Households
51
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1008
Literacy rate
20.4%
Coordinates
18.81630°N, 82.11054°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Jagdalpur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kiran Deo
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SAHADEV NAG
Block / Mandal
Nangur
Getting there

How to reach Pulcha

Mandal centre
Nangur · ≈ 15 km
≈ 31 min by car · 37 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bastar · ≈ 70 km
≈ 2 h 23 min by car · 2 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur275 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad415 km
  • Chennai667 km
  • Kolkata773 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNakti Semara27 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Sautnar27 km
  • ATM / bankSTATE BANK OF INDIA31 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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