Morkhandi observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.
By population, Morkhandi ranks #79 of 95 villages in Bande mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Morkhandi is a village of 205 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Bande tehsil, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, the 79th-largest of 95 villages in Bande tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 798 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 494771, served by Chotekapsi post office; the LGD village code is 448406. The sarpanch is somjiram katlam. The population is estimated at 6,211 in 2026, up 2930% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morkhandi · this village | 205 | 43% | — |
| Sawan Nagar · Bande | 588 | 65% | — |
| Tadwaili · Bande | 502 | 35% | — |
| Tekamata · Bande | 293 | 41% | — |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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