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Keregaon

केरेगांव
Kukrel mandal
Pincode 493773
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Keregaon observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

Temples near Keregaon

  • Ashtabhuji Temple · 4.2 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Kukrel mandal

The principal temple recorded for Kukrel mandal is danteshwari mata mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Keregaon itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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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
akbar mandavi
Contact: 93****4663
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LGD code
447199
Pincode
493773
Post office
Dhamtari
Population
478
Households
128
Literacy rate
63.6%
Sex ratio
1034 ♀/1000♂
Workers
248
Distance to district centre
194 km
Distance to mandal centre
220 km
Distance to Raipur
160 km
Distance to Kolkata
557 km
Nearest railway station
Jharadih · 10 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Malkharoda · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Keregaon compares

By population, Keregaon ranks #34 of 84 villages in Kukrel mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+1.3% vs mandal average
Keregaon
63.6%
Kukrel mandal
62.3%
Dhamtari district
68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,034
−17 vs mandal average
Keregaon
1,034
Kukrel mandal
1,051
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.7 vs mandal average
Keregaon
3.7
Kukrel mandal
4.4

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

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Keregaon at a glance

Keregaon is a village of 478 people in 128 households (Census 2011) in Kukrel tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 34th-largest of 84 villages in Kukrel tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,034 women per 1,000 men. It lies 194 km from the Dhamtari district centre, 10 km from Jharadih railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493773, served by Dhamtari post office; the LGD village code is 447199. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Malkharoda, 6 km away. The sarpanch is akbar mandavi, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 564 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Keregaon

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Keregaon · this village47864%
Bhadoura · Pendra Road1,60766%2 km NE
Pota · Malkharoda3,09762%3 km S
Amandula · Malkharoda2,29064%3.1 km SW
Kalmi · Pusour45672%3.9 km SW
Kalmi · Sarangarh1,10661%3.9 km SW
Kalmi · Malkharoda2,23766%3.9 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Keregaon

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
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
1
Post office
Yes
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
Yes
Nearest statutory town
DHAMTARI
Distance to nearest town (km)
26
Distance to district HQ (km)
26
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KEREGAON
Total area (ha)
83.01
Irrigated area (ha)
10.6
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Keregaon

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Keregaon

LGD code
447199
Pincode
493773
Post office
Dhamtari
Population (Census 2011)
478
Population (projected 2026)
564
Households
128
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1034
Literacy rate
63.6%
Coordinates
21.92792°N, 82.99451°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sihawa
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ambika Markam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
akbar mandavi
Block / Mandal
Kukrel
Getting there

How to reach Keregaon

Mandal centre
Kukrel · ≈ 220 km
≈ 7 h 32 min by car · 8 h 57 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dhamtari · ≈ 194 km
≈ 6 h 38 min by car · 7 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur160 kmcapital
  • Kolkata557 km
  • Hyderabad691 km
  • Delhi944 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJharadih10 km
  • Bus stophamalpara bus stand13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Malkharoda6 km
  • ATM / bankSBI ATM11 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Station Sakti11 km
  • CollegeDr. C. V. Raman University10 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Sakti11 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Keregaon

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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