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A Chhattisgarh village embarrassed by its own name gets a new one: Chandalpur is now Chandanpur
Reported by The Times of India.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Jamtikra is a village in Sonhat mandal, Korea district, Chhattisgarh state. It has a population of 324 across 72 households, with a literacy rate of 51.2%. The village is located at coordinates 21.330°N, 83.778°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Menka Singh
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- LGD code
- 431543
- Pincode
- 497339
- Post office
- Churcha Colly
- Population
- 324
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Sex ratio
- 1025 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 174
- Distance to district centre
- 210 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 221 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 223 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 493 km
- Nearest railway station
- Deobahal · 6 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Patrapali · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Jamtikra compares
By population, Jamtikra ranks #54 of 105 villages in Sonhat mandal.
Literacy rate
%
51.2%
−5.3% vs mandal average
- Jamtikra
- 51.2%
- Sonhat mandal
- 56.5%
- Korea district
- 60.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,025
+50 vs mandal average
- Jamtikra
- 1,025
- Sonhat mandal
- 975
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Jamtikra
- 4.5
- Sonhat mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jamtikra at a glance
Jamtikra is a village of 324 people in 72 households (Census 2011) in Sonhat tehsil, Korea district, Chhattisgarh, the 54th-largest of 105 villages in Sonhat tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 1,025 women per 1,000 men. It lies 210 km from the Korea district centre, 11 km from Tora, the nearest town, 6 km from Deobahal railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 497339, served by Churcha Colly post office; the LGD village code is 431543. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Patrapali, 2 km away. The sarpanch is Menka Singh, and the village votes in Lormi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Sao. The population is estimated at 382 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jamtikra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 20
- Power hours (winter)
- 24
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- 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
- BAIKUNTHPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHAISWAR
- Total area (ha)
- 107.32
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5.9
- Forest area (ha)
- 9
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jamtikra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jamtikra
- LGD code
- 431543
- Pincode
- 497339
- Post office
- Churcha Colly
- Population (Census 2011)
- 324
- Population (projected 2026)
- 382
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1025
- Literacy rate
- 51.2%
- Coordinates
- 21.32991°N, 83.77835°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bilaspur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Lormi
- Member of Parliament
- Tokhan Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Menka Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Sonhat
Getting there
How to reach Jamtikra
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur223 kmcapital
- Kolkata493 km
- Hyderabad707 km
- Chennai990 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationDeobahal6 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Patrapali2 km
- ATM / bankSBI ATM21 km
- Petrol pumpHP25 km
- CollegeWomen's Jr College Play Ground26 km
- Police stationPolice Station25 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)