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Ral

Katghora mandal
Pincode 495446
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LAXMIN KANWAR
Contact: 92****2815
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LGD code
435857
Pincode
495446
Post office
Hardi Bazar
Population
963
Households
234
Literacy rate
59.6%
Sex ratio
990 ♀/1000♂
Workers
530
Distance to district centre
45 km
Distance to mandal centre
5 km
Distance to Raipur
38 km
Distance to Hyderabad
515 km
Nearest railway station
Sirry · 7 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Civil Hospital Kurud · 10 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ral compares

By population, Ral ranks #17 of 41 villages in Katghora mandal.

Literacy rate
%
59.6%
−1.4% vs mandal average
Ral
59.6%
Katghora mandal
61.0%
Korba district
62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
990
−2 vs mandal average
Ral
990
Katghora mandal
992
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.3 vs mandal average
Ral
4.1
Katghora mandal
4.4

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

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Ral at a glance

Ral is a village of 963 people in 234 households (Census 2011) in Katghora tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 17th-largest of 41 villages in Katghora tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 990 women per 1,000 men. It lies 45 km from the Korba district centre, 7 km from Sirry railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495446, served by Hardi Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 435857. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Kurud, 10 km away. The sarpanch is LAXMIN KANWAR , and the village votes in Kurud assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Chandrakar. The population is estimated at 1,135 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Rall

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ral · this village96360%
Bagoud · Kurud2,98365%4.8 km S
Kurud · Durg6.6 km SE
Kurud · Chhura1,72362%6.6 km SE
Kurud · Berla1,15862%6.6 km SE
Kurud · Kurud6.6 km SE
Kurud · Thankhamariya1,14856%6.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ral

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATGHORA
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
35
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAL
Total area (ha)
286.61
Irrigated area (ha)
0.9
Forest area (ha)
11.88

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

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Key facts — Ral

LGD code
435857
Pincode
495446
Post office
Hardi Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
963
Population (projected 2026)
1,135
Households
234
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
990
Literacy rate
59.6%
Coordinates
20.90787°N, 81.67249°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurud
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ajay Chandrakar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
LAXMIN KANWAR
Block / Mandal
Katghora
Getting there

How to reach Ral

Mandal centre
Katghora · ≈ 4.5 km
≈ 9 min by car · 11 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Korba · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur38 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad515 km
  • Kolkata715 km
  • Chennai883 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSirry7 km
  • Hospital / PHCCivil Hospital Kurud10 km
  • ATM / bankDhamtari26 km
  • Petrol pumpJet Fuel Supplier Reliance Industries Limited32 km
  • Collegeआदर्श नर्सिंग इंस्टीट्यूट, रायपुर & आदर्श महाविद्यालय, रायपुर28 km
  • Police stationTikrapara Police station35 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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