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Amhawa

अमहावा
Pasan mandal
Pincode 495445
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

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
Fulmani Kujur
Contact: 93****5576
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LGD code
436043
Pincode
495445
Post office
Katghora
Population
480
Households
94
Literacy rate
45.4%
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000♂
Workers
235
Census 2011 · in context

How Amhawa compares

By population, Amhawa ranks #59 of 82 villages in Pasan mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.4%
+0.8% vs mandal average
Amhawa
45.4%
Pasan mandal
44.6%
Korba district
62.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−61 vs mandal average
Amhawa
928
Pasan mandal
989
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.7 vs mandal average
Amhawa
5.1
Pasan mandal
4.4

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

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Amhawa at a glance

Amhawa is a village of 480 people in 94 households (Census 2011) in Pasan tehsil, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, the 59th-largest of 82 villages in Pasan tehsil. Literacy is 45%, about the same as the tehsil average of 45% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495445, served by Katghora post office; the LGD village code is 436043. The sarpanch is Fulmani Kujur, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 566 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amhawa

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)
20
Power hours (winter)
15
Primary school
1
Middle school
2
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATGHORA
Distance to nearest town (km)
38
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
PACHRA
Total area (ha)
121.58
Irrigated area (ha)
0.6
Forest area (ha)
73.38

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

Notice board · Amhawa

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 — Amhawa

LGD code
436043
Pincode
495445
Post office
Katghora
Population (Census 2011)
480
Population (projected 2026)
566
Households
94
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
928
Literacy rate
45.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Fulmani Kujur
Block / Mandal
Pasan
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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