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Kanjheta

कंझेता
Kunda mandal
Pincode 491559
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

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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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
bhagirathi
Contact: 99****9629
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LGD code
439999
Pincode
491559
Post office
Pandaria
Population
1,453
Households
272
Literacy rate
51.2%
Sex ratio
966 ♀/1000♂
Workers
617
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanjheta compares

By population, Kanjheta ranks #14 of 88 villages in Kunda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.2%
+1.0% vs mandal average
Kanjheta51.2%
Kunda mandal50.2%
Kabeerdham district50.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
966
−11 vs mandal average
Kanjheta966
Kunda mandal977
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.5 vs mandal average
Kanjheta5.3
Kunda mandal4.8

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

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Kanjheta at a glance

Kanjheta is a village of 1,453 people in 272 households (Census 2011) in Kunda tehsil, Kabeerdham district, Chhattisgarh, the 14th-largest of 88 villages in Kunda tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 1 points above the tehsil average of 50% and the sex ratio is 966 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 491559, served by Pandaria post office; the LGD village code is 439999. The sarpanch is bhagirathi , and the village votes in Antagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikram Usendi. The population is estimated at 1,713 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanjheta

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
PANDARIYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KANJHETA
Total area (ha)
332.94
Irrigated area (ha)
393.75
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kanjheta

LGD code
439999
Pincode
491559
Post office
Pandaria
Population (Census 2011)
1,453
Population (projected 2026)
1,713
Households
272
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
966
Literacy rate
51.2%
Lok Sabha constituency
Kanker
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Antagarh
Member of Parliament
Bhojraj Nag
Member of Legislative Assembly
Vikram Usendi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
bhagirathi
Block / Mandal
Kunda
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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
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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