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Arda

Katghora mandal
Pincode 495450
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SNEHA SINGH TANWAR
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LGD code
435890
Pincode
495450
Post office
Jamnipali
Population
2,119
Households
512
Literacy rate
62.6%
Sex ratio
1026 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,037
Distance to district centre
145 km
Distance to mandal centre
179 km
Distance to Raipur
186 km
Distance to Kolkata
535 km
Nearest railway station
Dungripali · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Satyawadi Clinic · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Arda compares

By population, Arda ranks #4 of 41 villages in Katghora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
62.6%
+1.6% vs mandal average
Arda
62.6%
Katghora mandal
61.0%
Korba district
62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+34 vs mandal average
Arda
1,026
Katghora mandal
992
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Arda
4.1
Katghora mandal
4.4

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

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Arda at a glance

Arda is a village of 2,119 people in 512 households (Census 2011) in Katghora tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 4th-largest of 41 villages in Katghora tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 145 km from the Korba district centre, 34 km from Tora, the nearest town, 16 km from Dungripali railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495450, served by Jamnipali post office; the LGD village code is 435890. The nearest hospital or health centre is Satyawadi Clinic, 15 km away. The sarpanch is SNEHA SINGH TANWAR , and the village votes in Kurud assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The population is estimated at 2,498 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Arda

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Arda · this village2,11963%
Arda · Tushura1,12658%0 km N
Arda · Tarbha1,33452%0 km N
Arda · Bijepur66669%0 km N
Arda · Laikera4,35772%0 km N
Arda · Dhama48664%0 km N
Arda · Tarbha81756%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Arda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATGHORA
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
ARDA
Total area (ha)
613.9
Irrigated area (ha)
13.48
Forest area (ha)
185.25

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

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Key facts — Arda

LGD code
435890
Pincode
495450
Post office
Jamnipali
Population (Census 2011)
2,119
Population (projected 2026)
2,498
Households
512
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1026
Literacy rate
62.6%
Coordinates
21.13397°N, 83.42105°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurud
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Chandrakar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SNEHA SINGH TANWAR
Block / Mandal
Katghora
Getting there

How to reach Arda

Mandal centre
Katghora · ≈ 179 km
≈ 6 h 8 min by car · 7 h 17 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Korba · ≈ 145 km
≈ 4 h 58 min by car · 5 h 53 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 18,399 people
Tora · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur186 kmcapital
  • Kolkata535 km
  • Hyderabad665 km
  • Chennai956 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationDungripali16 km
  • Hospital / PHCSatyawadi Clinic15 km
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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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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