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Manaud

मनौद
Balod mandal
Pincode 491226
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Manaud observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Balod mandal

The principal temple recorded for Balod mandal is Shiv Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Manaud itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Chhattisgarh

Bastar Dussehra runs about seventy-five days and is tied to Danteshwari rather than to the Ramayana — the longest observance of the festival anywhere.

The regional form observed across Bastar, Chhattisgarh. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
CHUMAAN LAL
Contact: 77****4192
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LGD code
443153
Pincode
491226
Post office
Balod
Population
613
Households
136
Literacy rate
70.6%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
406
Census 2011 · in context

How Manaud compares

By population, Manaud ranks #69 of 90 villages in Balod mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.6%
−0.8% vs mandal average
Manaud
70.6%
Balod mandal
71.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−103 vs mandal average
Manaud
922
Balod mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
4.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
Manaud
4.5
Balod mandal
4.6

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Manaud at a glance

Manaud is a village of 613 people in 136 households (Census 2011) in Balod tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 69th-largest of 90 villages in Balod tehsil. Literacy is 71%, about the same as the tehsil average of 71% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491226, served by Balod post office; the LGD village code is 443153. The sarpanch is CHUMAAN LAL, and the village votes in Dondi Lohara assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anila Bhendia. The population is estimated at 723 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Manaud

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
BALOD
Distance to nearest town (km)
8
Distance to district HQ (km)
57
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
8
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
MANOUD
Total area (ha)
166.92
Irrigated area (ha)
141.82
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Manaud

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Manaud

LGD code
443153
Pincode
491226
Post office
Balod
Population (Census 2011)
613
Population (projected 2026)
723
Households
136
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
70.6%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dondi Lohara
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anila Bhendia
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
CHUMAAN LAL
Block / Mandal
Balod
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Sources & freshness
  • 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)
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