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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rameshvar verma
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- LGD code
- 438413
- Pincode
- 495334
- Post office
- Mungeli
- Population
- 214
- Households
- 46
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Sex ratio
- 928 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 89
Census 2011 · in context
How Bedhakapa compares
By population, Bedhakapa ranks #99 of 101 villages in Pathariya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.6%
−3.9% vs mandal average
- Bedhakapa
- 48.6%
- Pathariya mandal
- 52.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
928
−37 vs mandal average
- Bedhakapa
- 928
- Pathariya mandal
- 965
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Bedhakapa
- 4.7
- Pathariya mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bedhakapa at a glance
Bedhakapa is a village of 214 people in 46 households (Census 2011) in Pathariya tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 99th-largest of 101 villages in Pathariya tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 928 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495334, served by Mungeli post office; the LGD village code is 438413. The sarpanch is rameshvar verma, and the village votes in Rajim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rohit Sahu. The population is estimated at 252 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Pathargadhi →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedhakapa · this village | 214 | 49% | — |
| Pathargadhi · Pathariya | 967 | 53% | — |
| Putpura · Pathariya | 194 | 73% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bedhakapa
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PATHARIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 4
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 54
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 4
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PATHARGADHI
- Total area (ha)
- 105.06
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bedhakapa
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Bedhakapa
- LGD code
- 438413
- Pincode
- 495334
- Post office
- Mungeli
- Population (Census 2011)
- 214
- Population (projected 2026)
- 252
- Households
- 46
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 928
- Literacy rate
- 48.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rameshvar verma
- Block / Mandal
- Pathariya
Same pincode
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)