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Bhojpuri

Bilha mandal
Pincode 495224
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Festival

Bastar Dussehra

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

21 Sept

Temples near Bhojpuri

  • Mahādeo Temple · 3.5 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Bilha mandal

The principal temple recorded for Bilha mandal is Ghatarani. No temple of this dedication is on record within Bhojpuri itself.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Phatkan Bai
Contact: 79****0532
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LGD code
438992
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population
1,254
Households
270
Literacy rate
59.5%
Sex ratio
978 ♀/1000♂
Workers
804
Distance to district centre
169 km
Distance to mandal centre
166 km
Distance to Raipur
194 km
Distance to Kolkata
519 km
Nearest railway station
Bargarh Road · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
District Head Quarter Hospital, Bargarh · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhojpuri compares

By population, Bhojpuri ranks #18 of 57 villages in Bilha mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.5%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Bhojpuri
59.5%
Bilha mandal
54.8%
Bilaspur district
59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
978
−8 vs mandal average
Bhojpuri
978
Bilha mandal
986
Household size
people per home
4.6
Same as the mandal average
Bhojpuri
4.6
Bilha mandal
4.6

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

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Bhojpuri at a glance

Bhojpuri is a village of 1,254 people in 270 households (Census 2011) in Bilha tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 18th-largest of 57 villages in Bilha tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 978 women per 1,000 men. It lies 169 km from the Bilaspur district centre, 19 km from Tora, the nearest town, 16 km from Bargarh Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495224, served by Bilha post office; the LGD village code is 438992. The nearest hospital or health centre is District Head Quarter Hospital, Bargarh, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Phatkan Bai, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,478 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bhojpuri

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bhojpuri · this village1,25460%
Bhojpuri · Bhatli68656%0 km N
Tarakana · Bhatli1,64269%1.5 km W
Jatla · Sohela2,51865%2.5 km SW
Srigida · Bijepur1,69976%3 km S
Srigida · Sohela2,54069%3 km S
Ulba · Bargarh89960%3.2 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhojpuri

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
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
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BILHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
9
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
BHOJPURI
Total area (ha)
290.58
Irrigated area (ha)
59.23
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Bhojpuri

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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 — Bhojpuri

LGD code
438992
Pincode
495224
Post office
Bilha
Population (Census 2011)
1,254
Population (projected 2026)
1,478
Households
270
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
978
Literacy rate
59.5%
Coordinates
21.37440°N, 83.49942°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajim
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rohit Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Phatkan Bai
Block / Mandal
Bilha
Getting there

How to reach Bhojpuri

Mandal centre
Bilha · ≈ 166 km
≈ 5 h 41 min by car · 6 h 45 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bilaspur · ≈ 169 km
≈ 5 h 47 min by car · 6 h 52 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 19 km
≈ 38 min by car · 45 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur194 kmcapital
  • Kolkata519 km
  • Hyderabad688 km
  • Chennai984 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBargarh Road16 km
  • Hospital / PHCDistrict Head Quarter Hospital, Bargarh9 km
  • CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground51 km
  • Police stationPolice Station45 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bhojpuri

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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