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Monday, 14 September 2026
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Revenue village·Chhal tehsil·Raigarh

Barbaspur

बरबसपुर
Chhal mandal
Pincode 496116
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Barbaspur observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

14 SeptObserved in 29 states

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 September
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

The full observance, step by step →

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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
maheshwari rathia
Contact: 77****6859
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LGD code
434483
Pincode
496116
Post office
Dharmajaigarh
Population
973
Households
217
Literacy rate
54.4%
Sex ratio
1014 ♀/1000♂
Workers
542
Distance to district centre
139 km
Distance to mandal centre
149 km
Distance to Raipur
117 km
Distance to Hyderabad
432 km
Nearest railway station
Keoti · 17 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Gautam Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Barbaspur compares

By population, Barbaspur ranks #19 of 48 villages in Chhal mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.4%
−6.1% vs mandal average
Barbaspur
54.4%
Chhal mandal
60.5%
Raigarh district
63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,014
+11 vs mandal average
Barbaspur
1,014
Chhal mandal
1,003
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
Barbaspur
4.5
Chhal mandal
4.3

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

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Barbaspur at a glance

Barbaspur is a village of 973 people in 217 households (Census 2011) in Chhal tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 19th-largest of 48 villages in Chhal tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 139 km from the Raigarh district centre, 17 km from Keoti railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 496116, served by Dharmajaigarh post office; the LGD village code is 434483. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gautam Hospital, 17 km away. The sarpanch is maheshwari rathia, and the village votes in Mahasamund assembly constituency, represented by MLA Yogeshwar Raju Sinha. The population is estimated at 1,147 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Barbaspur

Nearby villages compared

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Barbaspur · this village97354%
Barbaspur · Rengakharkala98951%0 km N
Barbaspur · Ghumka1,21263%0 km N
Barbaspur · Lalpur Thana66854%0 km N
Barbaspur · Nawagarh1,32861%0 km N
Barbaspur · Pratappur1,86641%0 km N
Barbaspur · Kawardha1,54853%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Barbaspur

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
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)
20
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
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DHARAMJAIGARH
Distance to nearest town (km)
60
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
60
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MUNUND
Total area (ha)
557.64
Irrigated area (ha)
43.87
Forest area (ha)
0

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

Notice board · Barbaspur

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Barbaspur

LGD code
434483
Pincode
496116
Post office
Dharmajaigarh
Population (Census 2011)
973
Population (projected 2026)
1,147
Households
217
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1014
Literacy rate
54.4%
Coordinates
20.26744°N, 81.23427°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mahasamund
Member of Parliament
Rupkumari Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Yogeshwar Raju Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
maheshwari rathia
Block / Mandal
Chhal
Getting there

How to reach Barbaspur

Mandal centre
Chhal · ≈ 149 km
≈ 5 h 5 min by car · 6 h 2 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Raigarh · ≈ 139 km
≈ 4 h 46 min by car · 5 h 39 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur117 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad432 km
  • Kolkata781 km
  • Chennai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKeoti17 km
  • Hospital / PHCGautam Hospital17 km
  • ATM / bankBank28 km
  • Petrol pumpAgni Bricks27 km
  • CollegeGovt. Gaind Singh27 km
  • Police stationPolice Station29 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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