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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bhuneshwari sidar
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- LGD code
- 434574
- Pincode
- 496113
- Post office
- Lailunga
- Population
- 595
- Households
- 147
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1003 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 351
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanjhari compares
By population, Kanjhari ranks #24 of 29 villages in Mukdega mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.2%
+7.5% vs mandal average
- Kanjhari
- 59.2%
- Mukdega mandal
- 51.7%
- Raigarh district
- 63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,003
−13 vs mandal average
- Kanjhari
- 1,003
- Mukdega mandal
- 1,016
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Kanjhari
- 4.0
- Mukdega mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanjhari at a glance
Kanjhari is a village of 595 people in 147 households (Census 2011) in Mukdega tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 24th-largest of 29 villages in Mukdega tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,003 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496113, served by Lailunga post office; the LGD village code is 434574. The sarpanch is bhuneshwari sidar, and the village votes in Rajnandgaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dr. Raman Singh. The population is estimated at 702 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanjhari
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- LAILUNGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 92
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- DHARROBIJA
- Total area (ha)
- 336.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 3.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 20.32
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanjhari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kanjhari
- LGD code
- 434574
- Pincode
- 496113
- Post office
- Lailunga
- Population (Census 2011)
- 595
- Population (projected 2026)
- 702
- Households
- 147
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1003
- Literacy rate
- 59.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Rajnandgaon
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajnandgaon
- Member of Parliament
- Santosh Pandey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dr. Raman Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- bhuneshwari sidar
- Block / Mandal
- Mukdega
- Nearest PHC
- Esi Dispensary, Tumdibod (13.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Musra (16.7 km)
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- 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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)