Villagers Clash Over Converted Woman's Last Rites In Chhattisgarh's Kanker
Reported by ETV Bharat.
Aktai observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Patan mandal is Kuleshwar Mahadev Temple, Rajim. No temple of this dedication is on record within Aktai itself.
By population, Aktai ranks #133 of 142 villages in Patan mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Aktai is a village of 538 people in 112 households (Census 2011) in Patan tehsil, Durg district, Chhattisgarh, the 133rd-largest of 142 villages in Patan tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 68% and the sex ratio is 1,077 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491223, served by Gunderdehi post office; the LGD village code is 442751. The sarpanch is Madhuri Nishad, and the village votes in Abhanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indra Kumar Sahu. The population is estimated at 634 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Aktai →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aktai · this village | 538 | 71% | — |
| Rewagahan · Patan | 937 | 76% | — |
| Charbhatha · Patan | 463 | 72% | — |
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 Patan mandal
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