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Chhattisgarh to launch ‘Viksit Gram Panchayat Yojana’ on October 2 to empower rural self-governance
Reported by The New Indian Express.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Harishankar Himdhar
Contact: 88****8135
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- LGD code
- 437155
- Pincode
- 495692
- Post office
- Chandrapur (Janjgir-champa)
- Population
- 1,145
- Households
- 325
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1016 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 606
Census 2011 · in context
How Medhapali compares
By population, Medhapali ranks #42 of 85 villages in Dabhra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.8%
−1.4% vs mandal average
- Medhapali
- 59.8%
- Dabhra mandal
- 61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,016
+11 vs mandal average
- Medhapali
- 1,016
- Dabhra mandal
- 1,005
Household size
people per home
3.5
−0.3 vs mandal average
- Medhapali
- 3.5
- Dabhra mandal
- 3.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Medhapali at a glance
Medhapali is a village of 1,145 people in 325 households (Census 2011) in Dabhra tehsil, Sakti district, Chhattisgarh, the 42nd-largest of 85 villages in Dabhra tehsil. Literacy is 60%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 1,016 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 495692, served by Chandrapur (Janjgir-champa) post office; the LGD village code is 437155. The sarpanch is Harishankar Himdhar, and the village votes in Bilaigarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Pran Lahrey. The population is estimated at 1,350 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Medhapali
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 2
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- RAIGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 41
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 98
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 13
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MEDHAPALI
- Total area (ha)
- 152.85
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 78.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Medhapali
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Medhapali
- LGD code
- 437155
- Pincode
- 495692
- Post office
- Chandrapur (Janjgir-champa)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,350
- Households
- 325
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1016
- Literacy rate
- 59.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Janjgir-Champa
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bilaigarh
- Member of Parliament
- Kamlesh Jangde
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kavita Pran Lahrey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Harishankar Himdhar
- Block / Mandal
- Dabhra
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- 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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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