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Dighora

दिघोरा
Sargaon mandal
Pincode 495335
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Sargaon mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sargaon mandal is The Sheorinarayana Temple, together with ruined brick temples in the same compound and the inscription built into the wall of the Chandrachuda temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Dighora itself.

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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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sandeep kurre
Contact: 67****4678
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LGD code
438438
Pincode
495335
Post office
Patharia
Population
1,000
Households
249
Literacy rate
52.5%
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000♂
Workers
554
Census 2011 · in context

How Dighora compares

By population, Dighora ranks #28 of 51 villages in Sargaon mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.5%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Dighora52.5%
Sargaon mandal54.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
873
−107 vs mandal average
Dighora873
Sargaon mandal980
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.9 vs mandal average
Dighora4.0
Sargaon mandal4.9

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

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Dighora at a glance

Dighora is a village of 1,000 people in 249 households (Census 2011) in Sargaon tehsil, Mungeli district, Chhattisgarh, the 28th-largest of 51 villages in Sargaon tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 873 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495335, served by Patharia post office; the LGD village code is 438438. The sarpanch is sandeep kurre, and the village votes in Kasdol assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sandeep Sahu. The population is estimated at 1,179 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dighora

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
PATHARIYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
15
Distance to district HQ (km)
50
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
DIGHORA
Total area (ha)
274.16
Irrigated area (ha)
19.52
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Dighora

LGD code
438438
Pincode
495335
Post office
Patharia
Population (Census 2011)
1,000
Population (projected 2026)
1,179
Households
249
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
873
Literacy rate
52.5%
Lok Sabha constituency
Janjgir-Champa
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kasdol
Member of Parliament
Kamlesh Jangde
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sandeep Sahu
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sandeep kurre
Block / Mandal
Sargaon
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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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