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Bear enters Chhattisgarh's Surguja village, mauls 3 basking in sun; woman critical
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
nanki singh
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- LGD code
- 433013
- Pincode
- 497001
- Post office
- Ambikapur Nyalaya
- Population
- 1,194
- Households
- 284
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Sex ratio
- 1066 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 745
Census 2011 · in context
How Libra compares
By population, Libra ranks #24 of 51 villages in Darima mandal.
Literacy rate
%
45.8%
−1.7% vs mandal average
Libra45.8%
Darima mandal47.5%
Surguja district50.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,066
+78 vs mandal average
Libra1,066
Darima mandal988
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
Libra4.2
Darima mandal4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Libra at a glance
Libra is a village of 1,194 people in 284 households (Census 2011) in Darima tehsil, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, the 24th-largest of 51 villages in Darima tehsil. Literacy is 46%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 1,066 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 497001, served by Ambikapur Nyalaya post office; the LGD village code is 433013. The sarpanch is nanki singh, and the village votes in Kanker assembly constituency, represented by MLA Asha Ram Netam. The population is estimated at 1,408 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Libra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 11
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- AMBIKAPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- LIBRA
- Total area (ha)
- 428.14
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 12.49
- Forest area (ha)
- 0.17
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Libra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Libra
- LGD code
- 433013
- Pincode
- 497001
- Post office
- Ambikapur Nyalaya
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,194
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,408
- Households
- 284
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1066
- Literacy rate
- 45.8%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kanker
- Member of Parliament
- Bhojraj Nag
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Asha Ram Netam
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- nanki singh
- Block / Mandal
- Darima
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View all 50+ →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)