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Khanda

Seepat mandal
Pincode 495559
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Festival

Bastar Dussehra

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

21 Sept

Temple in Seepat mandal

The principal temple recorded for Seepat mandal is Nawagaon Brick temple, Chhattisgarh. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khanda itself.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KAMTA PRASAD KAIWART
Contact: 92****1773
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LGD code
438817
Pincode
495559
Post office
Baloda
Population
1,235
Households
305
Literacy rate
58.9%
Sex ratio
1002 ♀/1000♂
Workers
687
Distance to district centre
160 km
Distance to mandal centre
158 km
Distance to Raipur
185 km
Distance to Kolkata
539 km
Nearest railway station
Dungripali · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Mukta Clinic · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khanda compares

By population, Khanda ranks #33 of 55 villages in Seepat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.9%
−2.8% vs mandal average
Khanda
58.9%
Seepat mandal
61.7%
Bilaspur district
59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
+34 vs mandal average
Khanda
1,002
Seepat mandal
968
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Khanda
4.0
Seepat mandal
4.5

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

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Khanda at a glance

Khanda is a village of 1,235 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Seepat tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 33rd-largest of 55 villages in Seepat tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 160 km from the Bilaspur district centre, 40 km from Tora, the nearest town, 16 km from Dungripali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495559, served by Baloda post office; the LGD village code is 438817. The nearest hospital or health centre is Mukta Clinic, 14 km away. The sarpanch is KAMTA PRASAD KAIWART, and the village votes in Arang assembly constituency, represented by MLA Guru Khushwant Saheb. The population is estimated at 1,456 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khanda

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khanda · this village1,23559%
Khanda · Kankadahad65757%0 km N
Khanda · Joda00 km N
Khanda · Bijepur92261%0 km N
Khanda · Umarkote2,76247%0 km N
Khanda · Durg88365%0 km N
Khanda · Baikunthpur1,20869%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khanda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BILASPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHANDA
Total area (ha)
254.689
Irrigated area (ha)
161.97
Forest area (ha)
24.074

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

Notice board · Khanda

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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 — Khanda

LGD code
438817
Pincode
495559
Post office
Baloda
Population (Census 2011)
1,235
Population (projected 2026)
1,456
Households
305
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1002
Literacy rate
58.9%
Coordinates
21.07185°N, 83.40110°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Raipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arang
Member of Parliament
Brijmohan Agrawal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Guru Khushwant Saheb
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAMTA PRASAD KAIWART
Block / Mandal
Seepat
Getting there

How to reach Khanda

Mandal centre
Seepat · ≈ 158 km
≈ 5 h 25 min by car · 6 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bilaspur · ≈ 160 km
≈ 5 h 28 min by car · 6 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur185 kmcapital
  • Kolkata539 km
  • Hyderabad659 km
  • Chennai948 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDungripali16 km
  • Hospital / PHCMukta Clinic14 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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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