Protected areas, tribal land rights and community resistance: The conflict inside Chhattisgarh's Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
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Hitali observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Kukrel mandal is danteshwari mata mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Hitali itself.
By population, Hitali ranks #40 of 84 villages in Kukrel mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Hitali is a village of 427 people in 103 households (Census 2011) in Kukrel tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 40th-largest of 84 villages in Kukrel tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,157 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493773, served by Dhamtari post office; the LGD village code is 447210. The sarpanch is RAJESHWARI KAWDE, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 503 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bagarumnala →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hitali · this village | 427 | 56% | — |
| Bagroomnala · Kukrel | 417 | 53% | — |
| Bendrapani · Kukrel | 295 | 49% | — |
| Barkona · Kukrel | 178 | 59% | — |
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 Kukrel mandal
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