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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KANTA SIDAR
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- LGD code
- 445764
- Pincode
- 493554
- Post office
- Basna
- Population
- 908
- Households
- 206
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1013 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 302
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhukel compares
By population, Bhukel ranks #63 of 225 villages in Basna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
65.1%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Bhukel65.1%
Basna mandal60.4%
Mahasamund district61.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,013
−10 vs mandal average
Bhukel1,013
Basna mandal1,023
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
Bhukel4.4
Basna mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhukel at a glance
Bhukel is a village of 908 people in 206 households (Census 2011) in Basna tehsil, Mahasamund district, Chhattisgarh, the 63rd-largest of 225 villages in Basna tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 5 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,013 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 493554, served by Basna post office; the LGD village code is 445764. The sarpanch is KANTA SIDAR, and the village votes in Sihawa assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambika Markam. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhukel
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- BASNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 8
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 98
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- BHUKEL
- Total area (ha)
- 296.25
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 19.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhukel
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bhukel
- LGD code
- 445764
- Pincode
- 493554
- Post office
- Basna
- Population (Census 2011)
- 908
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,071
- Households
- 206
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1013
- Literacy rate
- 65.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Sihawa
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambika Markam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KANTA SIDAR
- Block / Mandal
- Basna
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)