Villagers Clash Over Converted Woman's Last Rites In Chhattisgarh's Kanker
Reported by ETV Bharat.
Gattasilli Ryt observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Gattasilli Ryt ranks #63 of 89 villages in Belargaon mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gattasilli Ryt is a village of 300 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Belargaon tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 63rd-largest of 89 villages in Belargaon tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,098 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493773, served by Dhamtari post office; the LGD village code is 447227. The sarpanch is Hirday Ram Netam, and the village votes in Kanker assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asha Ram Netam. The population is estimated at 354 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Saraitola [Maal] →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gattasilli Ryt · this village | 300 | 59% | — |
| Saraitola · Belargaon | 566 | 68% | — |
| Kharkhabharri · Belargaon | 278 | 51% | — |
| Joradabri Ryt · Belargaon | 237 | 57% | — |
| Chatrribahra · Belargaon | 68 | 74% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Belargaon mandal
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