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Pathar

पथर
Magarlod mandal
Pincode 493662
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Magarlod mandal

The principal temple recorded for Magarlod mandal is Mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Pathar 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

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DULAR SINGH
Contact: 93****0586
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LGD code
446982
Pincode
493662
Post office
Magarlod
Population
345
Households
79
Literacy rate
52.5%
Sex ratio
1029 ♀/1000♂
Workers
184
Census 2011 · in context

How Pathar compares

By population, Pathar ranks #78 of 100 villages in Magarlod mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.5%
−12.9% vs mandal average
Pathar52.5%
Magarlod mandal65.4%
Dhamtari district68.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+25 vs mandal average
Pathar1,029
Magarlod mandal1,004
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.2 vs mandal average
Pathar4.4
Magarlod mandal4.6

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

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Pathar at a glance

Pathar is a village of 345 people in 79 households (Census 2011) in Magarlod tehsil, Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh, the 78th-largest of 100 villages in Magarlod tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493662, served by Magarlod post office; the LGD village code is 446982. The sarpanch is DULAR SINGH, and the village votes in Abhanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indra Kumar Sahu. The population is estimated at 407 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Pathar

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
24
Power hours (winter)
24
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
Yes
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RAIPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
70
Distance to district HQ (km)
60
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
PATHAR
Total area (ha)
333.16
Irrigated area (ha)
4.4
Forest area (ha)
110.08

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

Notice board · Pathar

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 — Pathar

LGD code
446982
Pincode
493662
Post office
Magarlod
Population (Census 2011)
345
Population (projected 2026)
407
Households
79
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1029
Literacy rate
52.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Raipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Abhanpur
Member of Parliament
Brijmohan Agrawal
Member of Legislative Assembly
Indra Kumar Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
DULAR SINGH
Block / Mandal
Magarlod
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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