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Achholi

अछोली
Berla mandal
Pincode 491332
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Berla mandal

The principal temple recorded for Berla mandal is Nawagaon Brick temple, Chhattisgarh. No temple of this dedication is on record within Achholi 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)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SMT TRITH GENDRE
Contact: 93****5104
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LGD code
442324
Pincode
491332
Post office
Berla
Population
1,177
Households
243
Literacy rate
55.2%
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000♂
Workers
694
Census 2011 · in context

How Achholi compares

By population, Achholi ranks #42 of 97 villages in Berla mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.2%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Achholi55.2%
Berla mandal58.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
−71 vs mandal average
Achholi942
Berla mandal1,013
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.4 vs mandal average
Achholi4.8
Berla mandal5.2

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

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Achholi at a glance

Achholi is a village of 1,177 people in 243 households (Census 2011) in Berla tehsil, Bemetara district, Chhattisgarh, the 42nd-largest of 97 villages in Berla tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491332, served by Berla post office; the LGD village code is 442324. The sarpanch is SMT TRITH GENDRE, and the village votes in Arang assembly constituency, represented by MLA Guru Khushwant Saheb. The population is estimated at 1,388 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Achholi

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SIMGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
CHETUWA
Total area (ha)
464.7
Irrigated area (ha)
132.59
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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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 — Achholi

LGD code
442324
Pincode
491332
Post office
Berla
Population (Census 2011)
1,177
Population (projected 2026)
1,388
Households
243
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
942
Literacy rate
55.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Raipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Arang
Member of Parliament
Brijmohan Agrawal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Guru Khushwant Saheb
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SMT TRITH GENDRE
Block / Mandal
Berla
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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