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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUSHMABAI NAG
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- LGD code
- 447262
- Pincode
- 493778
- Post office
- Nagri
- Population
- 291
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Sex ratio
- 953 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 195
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhishampuri compares
By population, Bhishampuri ranks #65 of 89 villages in Belargaon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.9%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Bhishampuri64.9%
Belargaon mandal63.3%
Dhamtari district68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
953
−78 vs mandal average
Bhishampuri953
Belargaon mandal1,031
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Bhishampuri4.0
Belargaon mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhishampuri at a glance
Bhishampuri is a village of 291 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Belargaon tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 65th-largest of 89 villages in Belargaon tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 953 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493778, served by Nagri post office; the LGD village code is 447262. The sarpanch is SUSHMABAI NAG, and the village votes in Kanker assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asha Ram Netam. The population is estimated at 343 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhishampuri
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- 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
- NAGRI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 84
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 20
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PODAGAON
- Total area (ha)
- 88.81
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 30
- Forest area (ha)
- 4.65
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhishampuri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhishampuri
- LGD code
- 447262
- Pincode
- 493778
- Post office
- Nagri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 291
- Population (projected 2026)
- 343
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 953
- Literacy rate
- 64.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Asha Ram Netam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUSHMABAI NAG
- Block / Mandal
- Belargaon
Same pincode
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- Charra
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- Bokra Beda
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)