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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHRIMATI CHANDRAWATI SIDAR
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- LGD code
- 434826
- Pincode
- 496107
- Post office
- Tamnar
- Population
- 340
- Households
- 83
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1086 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 121
Census 2011 · in context
How Baljor compares
By population, Baljor ranks #93 of 117 villages in Tamnar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−12.6% vs mandal average
- Baljor
- 51.2%
- Tamnar mandal
- 63.8%
- Raigarh district
- 63.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,086
+100 vs mandal average
- Baljor
- 1,086
- Tamnar mandal
- 986
Household size
people per home
4.1
Same as the mandal average
- Baljor
- 4.1
- Tamnar mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baljor at a glance
Baljor is a village of 340 people in 83 households (Census 2011) in Tamnar tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, the 93rd-largest of 117 villages in Tamnar tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,086 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496107, served by Tamnar post office; the LGD village code is 434826. The sarpanch is SHRIMATI CHANDRAWATI SIDAR, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 401 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baljor
- 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)
- 18
- 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
- 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
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GHARGHODA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 32
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 42
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KODKEL
- Total area (ha)
- 269.67
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 1
- Forest area (ha)
- 93.19
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baljor
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Baljor
- LGD code
- 434826
- Pincode
- 496107
- Post office
- Tamnar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 340
- Population (projected 2026)
- 401
- Households
- 83
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1086
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kasdol
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sandeep Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHRIMATI CHANDRAWATI SIDAR
- Block / Mandal
- Tamnar
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)