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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SHATRUHAN SINGH
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- LGD code
- 435917
- Pincode
- 495446
- Post office
- Hardi Bazar
- Population
- 880
- Households
- 228
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1090 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 361
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhalpahri compares
By population, Bhalpahri ranks #19 of 48 villages in Dipka mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−4.8% vs mandal average
Bhalpahri59.8%
Dipka mandal64.6%
Korba district62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,090
+97 vs mandal average
Bhalpahri1,090
Dipka mandal993
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.3 vs mandal average
Bhalpahri3.9
Dipka mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhalpahri at a glance
Bhalpahri is a village of 880 people in 228 households (Census 2011) in Dipka tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 19th-largest of 48 villages in Dipka tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 65% and the sex ratio is 1,090 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495446, served by Hardi Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 435917. The sarpanch is SHATRUHAN SINGH, and the village votes in Abhanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Indra Kumar Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,038 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhalpahri
- 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)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- KORBA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 55
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- KANBERI
- Total area (ha)
- 237.7
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0.42
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhalpahri
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhalpahri
- LGD code
- 435917
- Pincode
- 495446
- Post office
- Hardi Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 880
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,038
- Households
- 228
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1090
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Raipur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Abhanpur
- Member of Parliament
- Brijmohan Agrawal
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Indra Kumar Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SHATRUHAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Dipka
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)