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September 2026
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Chhattisgarh: Six cattle die at temporary shelter in Bilaspur after heavy rains; villagers claim toll 30
Reported by Deccan Herald.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
LALITA PATEL
Contact: 99****1441
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- LGD code
- 438631
- Pincode
- 495220
- Post office
- Chakarbhata Camp
- Population
- 1,706
- Households
- 389
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Sex ratio
- 945 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 806
Census 2011 · in context
How Muru compares
By population, Muru ranks #33 of 71 villages in Sankari mandal.
Literacy rate
%
43.2%
−15.9% vs mandal average
Muru43.2%
Sankari mandal59.1%
Bilaspur district59.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
945
−12 vs mandal average
Muru945
Sankari mandal957
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.4 vs mandal average
Muru4.4
Sankari mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Muru at a glance
Muru is a village of 1,706 people in 389 households (Census 2011) in Sankari tehsil, Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, the 33rd-largest of 71 villages in Sankari tehsil. Literacy is 43%, 16 points below the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 945 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495220, served by Chakarbhata Camp post office; the LGD village code is 438631. The sarpanch is LALITA PATEL, and the village votes in Abhanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indra Kumar Sahu. The population is estimated at 2,011 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Muru
- 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
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BILASPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 15
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MURU
- Total area (ha)
- 540.83
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.01
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Muru
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Muru
- LGD code
- 438631
- Pincode
- 495220
- Post office
- Chakarbhata Camp
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,706
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,011
- Households
- 389
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 945
- Literacy rate
- 43.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Abhanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Brijmohan Agrawal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indra Kumar Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- LALITA PATEL
- Block / Mandal
- Sankari
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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
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