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From Chandalpur To Chandanpur: Chhattisgarh Village Sheds 'Embarrassing' Name After Years Of Struggle
Reported by ETV Bharat.
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- LGD code
- 946517
- Pincode
- 494114
- Post office
- Konta
- Distance to district centre
- 35 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 24 km
- Distance to Raipur
- 350 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 316 km
- Nearest railway station
- Kirandul · 60 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital, Podia · 19 km
Jonaguda at a glance
Jonaguda is a revenue village in Konta tehsil, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh. It lies 35 km from the Sukma district centre, 60 km from Kirandul railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494114, served by Konta post office; the LGD village code is 946517. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital, Podia, 19 km away. The village votes in Konta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kawasi Lakhma.
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Key facts — Jonaguda
- LGD code
- 946517
- Pincode
- 494114
- Post office
- Konta
- Coordinates
- 18.11050°N, 81.36957°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Bastar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Konta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahesh Kashyap
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kawasi Lakhma
- Block / Mandal
- Konta
Getting there
How to reach Jonaguda
Distance to cities · straight line
- Raipur350 kmcapital
- Hyderabad316 km
- Chennai571 km
- Bengaluru700 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationKirandul60 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital, Podia19 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India40 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil39 km
- CollegeGovt Nursing College Sukma44 km
- Police stationesuguralla palli police base46 km
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Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)