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Amad

अमद
Devbhog mandal
Pincode 493888
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
champeshwar
Contact: 95****5110
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LGD code
445612
Pincode
493888
Post office
Mainpur
Population
878
Households
264
Literacy rate
42.1%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
441
Census 2011 · in context

How Amad compares

By population, Amad ranks #43 of 94 villages in Devbhog mandal.

Literacy rate
%
42.1%
−5.5% vs mandal average
Amad
42.1%
Devbhog mandal
47.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−83 vs mandal average
Amad
942
Devbhog mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
3.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Amad
3.3
Devbhog mandal
3.5

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

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Amad at a glance

Amad is a village of 878 people in 264 households (Census 2011) in Devbhog tehsil, Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh, the 43rd-largest of 94 villages in Devbhog tehsil. Literacy is 42%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493888, served by Mainpur post office; the LGD village code is 445612. The sarpanch is champeshwar , and the village votes in Kondagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lata Usendi. The population is estimated at 1,035 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Amad

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amad

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GARIYABAND
Distance to nearest town (km)
136
Distance to district HQ (km)
226
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
MADAGAON
Total area (ha)
247.7
Irrigated area (ha)
4.46
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Amad

LGD code
445612
Pincode
493888
Post office
Mainpur
Population (Census 2011)
878
Population (projected 2026)
1,035
Households
264
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
42.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kondagaon
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lata Usendi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
champeshwar
Block / Mandal
Devbhog
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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