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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMESH SINGH
Contact: 79****3077
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- LGD code
- 432612
- Pincode
- 497229
- Post office
- Surajpur
- Population
- 1,735
- Households
- 372
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1051 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 697
Census 2011 · in context
How Pidha compares
By population, Pidha ranks #26 of 54 villages in Surajpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.8%
−3.7% vs mandal average
- Pidha
- 44.8%
- Surajpur mandal
- 48.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,051
+50 vs mandal average
- Pidha
- 1,051
- Surajpur mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Pidha
- 4.7
- Surajpur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Pidha at a glance
Pidha is a village of 1,735 people in 372 households (Census 2011) in Surajpur tehsil, Surajpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 26th-largest of 54 villages in Surajpur tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,051 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 497229, served by Surajpur post office; the LGD village code is 432612. The sarpanch is UMESH SINGH, and the village votes in Takhatpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dharmjeet Singh. The population is estimated at 2,046 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pidha
- 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
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 16
- Power hours (winter)
- 16
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SURAJPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 47
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PIDHA
- Total area (ha)
- 506.63
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 9.71
- Forest area (ha)
- 75.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Pidha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Pidha
- LGD code
- 432612
- Pincode
- 497229
- Post office
- Surajpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,735
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,046
- Households
- 372
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1051
- Literacy rate
- 44.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bilaspur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Takhatpur
- Member of Parliament
- Tokhan Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Dharmjeet Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMESH SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Surajpur
- Nearest police station
- MAHILA THANA (10.8 km)
- Nearest PHC
- Jai Ambey Nursing Home & netralaya (9.2 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Chakarbhata (4.9 km)
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View all 57+ →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, 2026-09-20
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)