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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UMAPATI BHAGAT
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- LGD code
- 433968
- Pincode
- 496331
- Post office
- Jashpurnagar
- Population
- 342
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Sex ratio
- 849 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 176
Census 2011 · in context
How Bumtel compares
By population, Bumtel ranks #76 of 97 villages in Manora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
72.2%
+13.4% vs mandal average
Bumtel72.2%
Manora mandal58.8%
Jashpur district58.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
849
−127 vs mandal average
Bumtel849
Manora mandal976
Household size
people per home
4.8
−0.1 vs mandal average
Bumtel4.8
Manora mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bumtel at a glance
Bumtel is a village of 342 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Manora tehsil, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, the 76th-largest of 97 villages in Manora tehsil. Literacy is 72%, 13 points above the tehsil average of 59% and the sex ratio is 849 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 496331, served by Jashpurnagar post office; the LGD village code is 433968. The sarpanch is UMAPATI BHAGAT, and the village votes in Bindranawagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Janak Ram Dhruw. The population is estimated at 403 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bumtel
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- JASHPUR NAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 8
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 15
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BUMTEL
- Total area (ha)
- 326.93
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 8.77
- Forest area (ha)
- 3.38
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bumtel
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Key facts — Bumtel
- LGD code
- 433968
- Pincode
- 496331
- Post office
- Jashpurnagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 342
- Population (projected 2026)
- 403
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 849
- Literacy rate
- 72.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bindranawagarh
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Janak Ram Dhruw
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UMAPATI BHAGAT
- Block / Mandal
- Manora
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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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
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