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Kanchala

कांचला
Usur mandal
Pincode 494447
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Bastar Dussehra

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

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Village snapshot

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DM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
deve madvi
Contact: 93****5298
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LGD code
450951
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population
262
Households
56
Literacy rate
10.3%
Sex ratio
1130 ♀/1000♂
Workers
224
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanchala compares

By population, Kanchala ranks #77 of 132 villages in Usur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
10.3%
−15.6% vs mandal average
Kanchala
10.3%
Usur mandal
25.9%
Bijapur district
34.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,130
+153 vs mandal average
Kanchala
1,130
Usur mandal
977
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Kanchala
4.7
Usur mandal
4.7

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

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Kanchala at a glance

Kanchala is a village of 262 people in 56 households (Census 2011) in Usur tehsil, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, the 77th-largest of 132 villages in Usur tehsil. Literacy is 10%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 26% and the sex ratio is 1,130 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 494447, served by Awapalli post office; the LGD village code is 450951. The sarpanch is deve madvi. The population is estimated at 309 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Kanchal

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kanchala · this village26210%
Kaurgutta · Usur4224%
Gundrajguda · Usur18315%
Errapalli · Usur1037%
Tukiguda · Usur140%

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanchala

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BHADRACHALAM (A.P.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
108
Distance to district HQ (km)
120
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
100
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
KANCHALA
Total area (ha)
156.24
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
101.46

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

Notice board · Kanchala

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Kanchala

LGD code
450951
Pincode
494447
Post office
Awapalli
Population (Census 2011)
262
Population (projected 2026)
309
Households
56
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1130
Literacy rate
10.3%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bijapur
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
deve madvi
Block / Mandal
Usur
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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, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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