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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dhaneshwari
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- LGD code
- 437158
- Pincode
- 495691
- Post office
- Malkharoda
- Population
- 741
- Households
- 199
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 369
- Distance to district centre
- 44 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 41 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 148 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 565 km
- Nearest railway station
- test sation · 17 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital balpur · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhedikona compares
By population, Bhedikona ranks #65 of 85 villages in Dabhra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.6%
+2.4% vs mandal average
Bhedikona63.6%
Dabhra mandal61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+36 vs mandal average
Bhedikona1,041
Dabhra mandal1,005
Household size
people per home
3.7
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bhedikona3.7
Dabhra mandal3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhedikona at a glance
Bhedikona is a village of 741 people in 199 households (Census 2011) in Dabhra tehsil, Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, the 65th-largest of 85 villages in Dabhra tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 44 km from the Sakti district centre, 17 km from test sation railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 495691, served by Malkharoda post office; the LGD village code is 437158. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital balpur, 11 km away. The sarpanch is Dhaneshwari , and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 874 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhedikona
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DABHRA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 5
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 50
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 38
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHEDIKONA
- Total area (ha)
- 253.43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 211.93
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhedikona
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Key facts — Bhedikona
- LGD code
- 437158
- Pincode
- 495691
- Post office
- Malkharoda
- Population (Census 2011)
- 741
- Population (projected 2026)
- 874
- Households
- 199
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 63.6%
- Coordinates
- 21.76751°N, 82.94430°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Dhaneshwari
- Block / Mandal
- Dabhra
Getting there
How to reach Bhedikona
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur148 kmcapital
- Kolkata565 km
- Hyderabad675 km
- Delhi955 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationtest sation17 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital balpur11 km
- ATM / bankPunjab National Bank28 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Station Sakti28 km
- CollegeDr. C. V. Raman University27 km
- Police stationPolice Station Sakti28 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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