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Thakurpali

ठाकुरपाली
Basna mandal
Pincode 493554
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Thakurpali

  • Malkangiri Satsanga · 5.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Basna mandal

The principal temple recorded for Basna mandal is Bhooteshwarnath. No temple of this dedication is on record within Thakurpali itself.

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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANGEETA BARIHA
Contact: 62****0203
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LGD code
445841
Pincode
493554
Post office
Basna
Population
1,017
Households
283
Literacy rate
69.7%
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000♂
Workers
423
Distance to district centre
289 km
Distance to mandal centre
258 km
Distance to Raipur
326 km
Distance to Hyderabad
373 km
Nearest railway station
Kaklur · 67 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
District Headquarter Hospital,Malkangiri · 1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Thakurpali compares

By population, Thakurpali ranks #41 of 225 villages in Basna mandal.

Literacy rate
%
69.7%
+9.3% vs mandal average
Thakurpali69.7%
Basna mandal60.4%
Mahasamund district61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−37 vs mandal average
Thakurpali986
Basna mandal1,023
Household size
people per home
3.6
−0.5 vs mandal average
Thakurpali3.6
Basna mandal4.1

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

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Thakurpali at a glance

Thakurpali is a village of 1,017 people in 283 households (Census 2011) in Basna tehsil, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, the 41st-largest of 225 villages in Basna tehsil. Literacy is 70%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. It lies 289 km from the Mahasamund district centre, 67 km from Kaklur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493554, served by Basna post office; the LGD village code is 445841. The nearest hospital or health centre is District Headquarter Hospital,Malkangiri, 1 km away. The sarpanch is SANGEETA BARIHA, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 1,199 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Thakurpali · this village1,01770%—
Thakurpali · Loisinga40561%0 km N
Thakurpali · Sarangarh51058%0 km N
Thakurpali · Lahunipara36052%0 km N
Thakurpali · Gurundia30569%0 km N
Thakurpali · Barkot65866%0 km N
Thakurpali · Dabhra1,00568%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Thakurpali

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)
8
Power hours (winter)
12
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BASNA
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
100
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
THAKURPALI
Total area (ha)
362.98
Irrigated area (ha)
75
Forest area (ha)
9.13

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Thakurpali

LGD code
445841
Pincode
493554
Post office
Basna
Population (Census 2011)
1,017
Population (projected 2026)
1,199
Households
283
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
986
Literacy rate
69.7%
Coordinates
18.32655°N, 81.86866°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sihawa
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ambika Markam
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANGEETA BARIHA
Block / Mandal
Basna
Getting there

How to reach Thakurpali

Mandal centre
Basna · ≈ 258 km
≈ 8 h 49 min by car · 10 h 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Mahasamund · ≈ 289 km
≈ 9 h 53 min by car · 11 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur326 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad373 km
  • Chennai608 km
  • Bengaluru751 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKaklur67 km
  • Bus stopयात्री प्रतीक्षालय, कुम्हाररास21 km
  • Hospital / PHCDistrict Headquarter Hospital,Malkangiri1 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank Of India23 km
  • Petrol pumpJMR FUILS22 km
  • CollegeGovt Nursing College Sukma24 km
  • Police stationPolice Station, Sileru35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Thakurpali

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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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