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September 2026
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Chhattisgarh sugar mill distributes 50 kg sugar to over 11,000 shareholder farmers at Rs 30/kg
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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
SB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SOMARU BAIGA
Contact: 90****9477
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- LGD code
- 434125
- Pincode
- 496225
- Post office
- Kunkuri
- Population
- 320
- Households
- 66
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1133 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 184
Census 2011 · in context
How Fotakosemar compares
By population, Fotakosemar ranks #51 of 66 villages in Duldula mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.6%
−0.8% vs mandal average
- Fotakosemar
- 60.6%
- Duldula mandal
- 61.4%
- Jashpur district
- 58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,133
+107 vs mandal average
- Fotakosemar
- 1,133
- Duldula mandal
- 1,026
Household size
people per home
4.8
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Fotakosemar
- 4.8
- Duldula mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Fotakosemar at a glance
Fotakosemar is a village of 320 people in 66 households (Census 2011) in Duldula tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 51st-largest of 66 villages in Duldula tehsil. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,133 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496225, served by Kunkuri post office; the LGD village code is 434125. The sarpanch is SOMARU BAIGA, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 377 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fotakosemar · this village | 320 | 61% | — |
| Kendapani · Duldula | 803 | 61% | — |
| Dhandhamba · Duldula | 572 | 47% | — |
| Sajapani · Duldula | 287 | 57% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Fotakosemar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KUNKURI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 57
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- FOTAKOSEMAR
- Total area (ha)
- 119.41
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.63
- Forest area (ha)
- 10.42
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Fotakosemar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Fotakosemar
- LGD code
- 434125
- Pincode
- 496225
- Post office
- Kunkuri
- Population (Census 2011)
- 320
- Population (projected 2026)
- 377
- Households
- 66
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1133
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SOMARU BAIGA
- Block / Mandal
- Duldula
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 496225
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Fotakosemar
Other villages in Duldula mandal
View all 60+ →- Duldula
- Makaribandha
- Charaidand
- Khatanga
- Simda
- Bipatpur
- Sirimkela
- Kardega
- Patratoli
- Chherdand
- Korna
- Kastura
- Gattibuda
- Dobh
- Jhargaon
- Chapatoli
- Chatakpur
- Basudeopur
- Bangurkela
- Loro
- Dandahadih
- Jampani
- Sapghara
- Kendapani
- Bhusaditoli
- Siritoli
- Manjurchundi
- Bamhani
- Jud Wain
- Raidih
- Hatklata
- Dhandhamba
- Banspatra
- Khutitoli
- Haldimunda
- Dhodhiara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)