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Mahulkot

महुलकोट
Devbhog mandal
Pincode 493890
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Festival

Bastar Dussehra

Mahulkot observes Bastar Dussehra on Monday, 21 September 2026, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh.

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Temple in Devbhog mandal

The principal temple recorded for Devbhog mandal is Gudhiyari Shiv temple, Kesharpal Chhattisgarh. No temple of this dedication is on record within Mahulkot itself.

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Mahulkot is a village in Devbhog mandal, Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh, with a population of 1,605 across 458 households. The village has a literacy rate of 50.5% and is located at coordinates 20.202°N, 82.749°E.

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hiramani
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LGD code
445560
Pincode
493890
Post office
Deobhog
Population
1,605
Households
458
Literacy rate
50.5%
Sex ratio
1082 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,029
Distance to district centre
110 km
Distance to mandal centre
134 km
Distance to Raipur
165 km
Distance to Hyderabad
547 km
Nearest railway station
Kantabanji · 34 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Duajhar · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Mahulkot compares

By population, Mahulkot ranks #17 of 94 villages in Devbhog mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.5%
+2.9% vs mandal average
Mahulkot
50.5%
Devbhog mandal
47.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,082
+57 vs mandal average
Mahulkot
1,082
Devbhog mandal
1,025
Household size
people per home
3.5
Same as the mandal average
Mahulkot
3.5
Devbhog mandal
3.5

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

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Mahulkot at a glance

Mahulkot is a village of 1,605 people in 458 households (Census 2011) in Devbhog tehsil, Gariyaband district, Chhattisgarh, the 17th-largest of 94 villages in Devbhog tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,082 women per 1,000 men. It lies 110 km from the Gariyaband district centre, 34 km from Kantabanji railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 493890, served by Deobhog post office; the LGD village code is 445560. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Duajhar, 4 km away. The sarpanch is hiramani , and the village votes in Kondagaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Lata Usendi. The population is estimated at 1,892 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mahulkot

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Mahulkot · this village1,60551%
Mahulkot · Khariar87943%0 km N
Samserpadar · Khariar68348%1.5 km N
Dabri · Kunda96952%3.9 km W
Dabri · Boden1,06542%3.9 km W
Dabri · Kantabanji1,64245%3.9 km W
Dabri · Khariar1,22539%3.9 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mahulkot

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
4
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
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
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
GARIYABAND
Distance to nearest town (km)
114
Distance to district HQ (km)
204
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
13
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
MAHULKOT
Total area (ha)
656.03
Irrigated area (ha)
14
Forest area (ha)
53.71

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 — Mahulkot

LGD code
445560
Pincode
493890
Post office
Deobhog
Population (Census 2011)
1,605
Population (projected 2026)
1,892
Households
458
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1082
Literacy rate
50.5%
Coordinates
20.20198°N, 82.74932°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Bastar
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kondagaon
Member of Parliament
Mahesh Kashyap
Member of Legislative Assembly
Lata Usendi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
hiramani
Block / Mandal
Devbhog
Getting there

How to reach Mahulkot

Mandal centre
Devbhog · ≈ 134 km
≈ 4 h 35 min by car · 5 h 26 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Gariyaband · ≈ 110 km
≈ 3 h 46 min by car · 4 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Raipur165 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad547 km
  • Kolkata638 km
  • Chennai834 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKantabanji34 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Duajhar4 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance Petrol Pump34 km
  • CollegeK.V. Degree College, Kantabanji33 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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