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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
vimal netam
Contact: 96****5282
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- LGD code
- 446909
- Pincode
- 493662
- Post office
- Magarlod
- Population
- 343
- Households
- 81
- Literacy rate
- 63%
- Sex ratio
- 1117 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 180
Census 2011 · in context
How Dhanbuda compares
By population, Dhanbuda ranks #54 of 84 villages in Kukrel mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.0%
+0.7% vs mandal average
- Dhanbuda
- 63.0%
- Kukrel mandal
- 62.3%
- Dhamtari district
- 68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,117
+66 vs mandal average
- Dhanbuda
- 1,117
- Kukrel mandal
- 1,051
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Dhanbuda
- 4.2
- Kukrel mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dhanbuda at a glance
Dhanbuda is a village of 343 people in 81 households (Census 2011) in Kukrel tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 54th-largest of 84 villages in Kukrel tehsil. Literacy is 63%, about the same as the tehsil average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,117 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493662, served by Magarlod post office; the LGD village code is 446909. The sarpanch is vimal netam, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 404 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Jhajharkera →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dhanbuda · this village | 343 | 63% | — |
| Jhajharkera · Kukrel | 801 | 61% | — |
| Bhaluchuwa · Kukrel | 435 | 62% | — |
| Deogaon · Kukrel | 305 | 71% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhanbuda
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DHAMTARI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- JHAJHARKERA
- Total area (ha)
- 374.96
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.6
- Forest area (ha)
- 204.13
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Dhanbuda
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Dhanbuda
- LGD code
- 446909
- Pincode
- 493662
- Post office
- Magarlod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 343
- Population (projected 2026)
- 404
- Households
- 81
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1117
- Literacy rate
- 63.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihawa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambika Markam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- vimal netam
- Block / Mandal
- Kukrel
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 493662
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Dhanbuda
Other villages in Kukrel mandal
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- Chhuhi
- 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)