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Bhimsila

भीमसिला
Manora mandal
Pincode 496330
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bhimsila observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sagar prsad bhagat
Contact: 87****3204
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LGD code
433928
Pincode
496330
Post office
Manora (Jashpur)
Population
518
Households
118
Literacy rate
58.9%
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000♂
Workers
439
Census 2011 · in context

How Bhimsila compares

By population, Bhimsila ranks #51 of 97 villages in Manora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.9%
+0.1% vs mandal average
Bhimsila58.9%
Manora mandal58.8%
Jashpur district58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
870
−106 vs mandal average
Bhimsila870
Manora mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.5 vs mandal average
Bhimsila4.4
Manora mandal4.9

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

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Bhimsila at a glance

Bhimsila is a village of 518 people in 118 households (Census 2011) in Manora tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 51st-largest of 97 villages in Manora tehsil. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496330, served by Manora (Jashpur) post office; the LGD village code is 433928. The sarpanch is sagar prsad bhagat , and the village votes in Bindranawagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janak Ram Dhruw. The population is estimated at 611 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhimsila

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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
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
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JASHPUR NAGAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
7
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KHONGA
Total area (ha)
484.84
Irrigated area (ha)
9.84
Forest area (ha)
32.39

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

Notice board · Bhimsila

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 — Bhimsila

LGD code
433928
Pincode
496330
Post office
Manora (Jashpur)
Population (Census 2011)
518
Population (projected 2026)
611
Households
118
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
870
Literacy rate
58.9%
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bindranawagarh
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Janak Ram Dhruw
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sagar prsad bhagat
Block / Mandal
Manora
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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