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Adenga is a village in Aamabeda mandal, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, with a population of 304 across 60 households. The village has a literacy rate of 25.7% and is located at coordinates 20.139°N, 81.386°E.
By population, Adenga ranks #33 of 71 villages in Aamabeda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Adenga is a village of 304 people in 60 households (Census 2011) in Aamabeda tehsil, Uttar Bastar Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, the 33rd-largest of 71 villages in Aamabeda tehsil. Literacy is 26%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 36% and the sex ratio is 1,000 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Uttar Bastar Kanker district centre, 26 km from Antagarh railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 494665, served by Antagarh post office; the LGD village code is 448101. The nearest hospital or health centre is District Hospital Kanker, 18 km away. The sarpanch is SANGEETA GOTA, and the village votes in Keshkal assembly constituency, represented by MLA Neelkanth Tekam. The population is estimated at 358 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adenga · this village | 304 | 26% | — |
| Adenga · Keshkal | 3,831 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Marmakonadi · Aamabeda | 46 | 35% | 3.8 km NW |
| Kalmuchche · Kanker | 123 | 44% | 4.2 km N |
| Malajkudum · Kanker | 315 | 35% | 4.4 km NE |
| Madgaon · Keshkal | 151 | 34% | 4.9 km SE |
| Khadkagaon · Aamabeda | 183 | 36% | 5.1 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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