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Bear enters Chhattisgarh's Surguja village, mauls 3 basking in sun; woman critical
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Dalbeer Toppo
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- LGD code
- 433436
- Pincode
- 497111
- Post office
- Sitapur
- Population
- 2,354
- Households
- 478
- Literacy rate
- 48%
- Sex ratio
- 1058 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,537
Census 2011 · in context
How Ulkiya compares
By population, Ulkiya ranks #10 of 50 villages in Sitapur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.0%
−3.2% vs mandal average
Ulkiya48.0%
Sitapur mandal51.2%
Surguja district50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,058
+47 vs mandal average
Ulkiya1,058
Sitapur mandal1,011
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.4 vs mandal average
Ulkiya4.9
Sitapur mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Ulkiya at a glance
Ulkiya is a village of 2,354 people in 478 households (Census 2011) in Sitapur tehsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, the 10th-largest of 50 villages in Sitapur tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 1,058 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 497111, served by Sitapur post office; the LGD village code is 433436. The sarpanch is Dalbeer Toppo , and the village votes in Rampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phoolsingh Rathiya. The population is estimated at 2,775 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ulkiya
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- Primary school
- 7
- 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
- Yes
- 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)
- 13
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 63
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- ULKIYA
- Total area (ha)
- 952.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 37.91
- Forest area (ha)
- 6.39
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Ulkiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Ulkiya
- LGD code
- 433436
- Pincode
- 497111
- Post office
- Sitapur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,354
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,775
- Households
- 478
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1058
- Literacy rate
- 48.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Korba
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rampur
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotsna Mahant
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Phoolsingh Rathiya
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Dalbeer Toppo
- 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)
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)