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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
RATHAMILA RATHIYA
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- LGD code
- 434668
- Pincode
- 496111
- Post office
- Gharghoda
- Population
- 336
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1061 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 206
Census 2011 · in context
How Bulekera compares
By population, Bulekera ranks #64 of 81 villages in Gharghoda mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−9.1% vs mandal average
Bulekera45.8%
Gharghoda mandal54.9%
Raigarh district63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,061
+33 vs mandal average
Bulekera1,061
Gharghoda mandal1,028
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.6 vs mandal average
Bulekera4.7
Gharghoda mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bulekera at a glance
Bulekera is a village of 336 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Gharghoda tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 64th-largest of 81 villages in Gharghoda tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 9 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,061 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496111, served by Gharghoda post office; the LGD village code is 434668. The sarpanch is RATHAMILA RATHIYA, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 396 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bulekera
- 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
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- GHARGHODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 53
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BARAUD
- Total area (ha)
- 349.36
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 82.59
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bulekera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bulekera
- LGD code
- 434668
- Pincode
- 496111
- Post office
- Gharghoda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 336
- Population (projected 2026)
- 396
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1061
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RATHAMILA RATHIYA
- Block / Mandal
- Gharghoda
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 496111
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Other villages in Gharghoda mandal
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- Bahirkela
- Faguram
- Kaya
- Gharghodi
- Teram
- Baihamuda
- Kanchanpur
- Bhendra
- Nawapara Tenda
- Pusalda
- Tenda
- Batura Kachar
- Amlidih
- Bade Gumda
- Chotiguda
- Chhote Gumda
- Porda
- Tumidih
- Puri
- Baronakunda
- Rumkera
- Nawagarh
- Dhoram
- Baraud
- Kosamghat
- Bhengari
- Kotarimal
- Jhariyapali
- Chilkaguda
- Bhalumar
- Bichinara
- Konpara
- Charbhantha
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)