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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
RAJESHWARI KAWDE
Contact: 79****4780
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- LGD code
- 447421
- Pincode
- 493773
- Post office
- Dhamtari
- Population
- 295
- Households
- 68
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Sex ratio
- 941 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 173
Census 2011 · in context
How Bendrapani compares
By population, Bendrapani ranks #58 of 84 villages in Kukrel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.8%
−13.5% vs mandal average
- Bendrapani
- 48.8%
- Kukrel mandal
- 62.3%
- Dhamtari district
- 68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
941
−110 vs mandal average
- Bendrapani
- 941
- Kukrel mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Bendrapani
- 4.3
- Kukrel mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bendrapani at a glance
Bendrapani is a village of 295 people in 68 households (Census 2011) in Kukrel tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 58th-largest of 84 villages in Kukrel tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 941 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493773, served by Dhamtari post office; the LGD village code is 447421. The sarpanch is RAJESHWARI KAWDE, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 348 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bendrapani · this village | 295 | 49% | — |
| Hitali · Kukrel | 427 | 56% | — |
| Bagroomnala · Kukrel | 417 | 53% | — |
| Barkona · Kukrel | 178 | 59% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bendrapani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- NAGARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 40
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 32
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BAGRUMNALA
- Total area (ha)
- 180.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 8
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bendrapani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bendrapani
- LGD code
- 447421
- Pincode
- 493773
- Post office
- Dhamtari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 295
- Population (projected 2026)
- 348
- Households
- 68
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 941
- Literacy rate
- 48.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihawa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambika Markam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- RAJESHWARI KAWDE
- Block / Mandal
- Kukrel
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 493773
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Bendrapani
Other villages in Kukrel mandal
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- Kukrel
- Dargahan
- Bhoyna
- Aroud
- Bhawarmara
- Pahanda
- Makardona
- Banbagaud
- Louder
- Chanagaon
- Siyarinala
- Siyadehi
- Bhidavar
- Salhebhath
- Jhajharkera
- Kekrakholi
- Kurridih
- Barbandha
- Bhothapara
- Shakarwara
- Maradeo
- Raipara
- Jhuratarai
- Bedhawapathra
- Khairbharri
- Mathuradih
- Bijapur (Ryt)
- Kodegaon
- Sonjhari
- Kantakurri
- Siraudkhurd
- Keregaon
- Piparchhedi
- Tendu Kona
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)