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Villagers Clash Over Converted Woman's Last Rites In Chhattisgarh's Kanker
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
NILKANTI SAHU
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- LGD code
- 445749
- Pincode
- 493558
- Post office
- Saraipali
- Population
- 388
- Households
- 109
- Literacy rate
- 61.1%
- Sex ratio
- 893 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 193
Census 2011 · in context
How Baigandih compares
By population, Baigandih ranks #175 of 225 villages in Basna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.1%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Baigandih
- 61.1%
- Basna mandal
- 60.4%
- Mahasamund district
- 61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−130 vs mandal average
- Baigandih
- 893
- Basna mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Baigandih
- 3.6
- Basna mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baigandih at a glance
Baigandih is a village of 388 people in 109 households (Census 2011) in Basna tehsil, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, the 175th-largest of 225 villages in Basna tehsil. Literacy is 61%, about the same as the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493558, served by Saraipali post office; the LGD village code is 445749. The sarpanch is NILKANTI SAHU, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 457 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baigandih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 18
- Power hours (winter)
- 18
- 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
- BASNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 17
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 102
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 17
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- CHHUIPALI
- Total area (ha)
- 182.88
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 15
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baigandih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baigandih
- LGD code
- 445749
- Pincode
- 493558
- Post office
- Saraipali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 388
- Population (projected 2026)
- 457
- Households
- 109
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 893
- Literacy rate
- 61.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihawa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambika Markam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- NILKANTI SAHU
- Block / Mandal
- Basna
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)