Protected areas, tribal land rights and community resistance: The conflict inside Chhattisgarh's Udanti Sitanadi Tiger Reserve
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Chorha Bundeli observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
The principal temple recorded for Mungeli mandal is rameshwaram mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Chorha Bundeli itself.
By population, Chorha Bundeli ranks #182 of 233 villages in Mungeli mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chorha Bundeli is a village of 298 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Mungeli tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 182nd-largest of 233 villages in Mungeli tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 795 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495334, served by Mungeli post office; the LGD village code is 438174. The sarpanch is janiya sahu, and the village votes in Raipur Rural assembly constituency, represented by MLA Motilal Sahu. The population is estimated at 351 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sambalpur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorha Bundeli · this village | 298 | 57% | — |
| Sambalpur · Mungeli | 561 | 55% | — |
| Bhaisa Muda · Mungeli | 499 | 47% | — |
| Koliha · Mungeli | 229 | 59% | — |
| Jangalpur · Mungeli | 38 | 84% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
Centred on Mungeli mandal
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