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Kakrel

काकरेल
Daundi mandal
Pincode 491228
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Daundi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Daundi mandal is siyadevi. No temple of this dedication is on record within Kakrel 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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
GAUTAM RANA
Contact: 88****5497
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LGD code
443253
Pincode
491228
Post office
Dallirajhara
Population
664
Households
131
Literacy rate
60.1%
Sex ratio
1082 ♀/1000♂
Workers
524
Census 2011 · in context

How Kakrel compares

By population, Kakrel ranks #65 of 112 villages in Daundi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
60.1%
−7.2% vs mandal average
Kakrel
60.1%
Daundi mandal
67.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+31 vs mandal average
Kakrel
1,082
Daundi mandal
1,051
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
Kakrel
5.1
Daundi mandal
4.6

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

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Kakrel at a glance

Kakrel is a village of 664 people in 131 households (Census 2011) in Daundi tehsil, Balod district, Chhattisgarh, the 65th-largest of 112 villages in Daundi tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491228, served by Dallirajhara post office; the LGD village code is 443253. The sarpanch is GAUTAM RANA, and the village votes in Sanjari Balod assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sangeeta Sinha. The population is estimated at 783 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kakrel

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
20
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALLI-RAJHARA
Distance to nearest town (km)
11
Distance to district HQ (km)
82
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
23
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAJHI
Total area (ha)
423.36
Irrigated area (ha)
12.15
Forest area (ha)
47.41

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

Notice board · Kakrel

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Kakrel

LGD code
443253
Pincode
491228
Post office
Dallirajhara
Population (Census 2011)
664
Population (projected 2026)
783
Households
131
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1082
Literacy rate
60.1%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Sanjari Balod
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sangeeta Sinha
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
GAUTAM RANA
Block / Mandal
Daundi
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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