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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sanmati ekka
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- LGD code
- 433482
- Pincode
- 497111
- Post office
- Sitapur
- Population
- 3,226
- Households
- 730
- Literacy rate
- 47%
- Sex ratio
- 996 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,053
Census 2011 · in context
How Kunmera compares
By population, Kunmera ranks #5 of 50 villages in Sitapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
47.0%
−4.2% vs mandal average
- Kunmera
- 47.0%
- Sitapur mandal
- 51.2%
- Surguja district
- 50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
996
−15 vs mandal average
- Kunmera
- 996
- Sitapur mandal
- 1,011
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Kunmera
- 4.4
- Sitapur mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kunmera at a glance
Kunmera is a village of 3,226 people in 730 households (Census 2011) in Sitapur tehsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, the 5th-largest of 50 villages in Sitapur tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 996 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 497111, served by Sitapur post office; the LGD village code is 433482. The sarpanch is sanmati ekka, and the village votes in Rampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phoolsingh Rathiya. The population is estimated at 3,803 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kunmera
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 5
- Middle school
- 3
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SITAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KUNMERA
- Total area (ha)
- 1,623.99
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 16.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.91
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kunmera
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kunmera
- LGD code
- 433482
- Pincode
- 497111
- Post office
- Sitapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,226
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,803
- Households
- 730
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 996
- Literacy rate
- 47.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Korba
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rampur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotsna Mahant
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phoolsingh Rathiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sanmati ekka
- Block / Mandal
- Sitapur
- Nearest PHC
- Jyoti Nursing Home (17.7 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (23.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Balpur Halt (12.4 km)
Same pincode
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View all 50+ →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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)