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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Prashant Siyam
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- LGD code
- 493322
- Pincode
- 481996
- Post office
- Sijhora
- Population
- 1,617
- Households
- 418
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1070 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 668
Census 2011 · in context
How Fonk compares
By population, Fonk ranks #22 of 337 villages in Bichhiya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.5%
+8.6% vs mandal average
- Fonk
- 61.5%
- Bichhiya mandal
- 52.9%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,070
+60 vs mandal average
- Fonk
- 1,070
- Bichhiya mandal
- 1,010
Household size
people per home
3.9
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Fonk
- 3.9
- Bichhiya mandal
- 4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Fonk at a glance
Fonk is a village of 1,617 people in 418 households (Census 2011) in Bichhiya tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 22nd-largest of 337 villages in Bichhiya tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 9 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,070 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481996, served by Sijhora post office; the LGD village code is 493322. The sarpanch is Prashant Siyam, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,906 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Sijhoura →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fonk · this village | 1,617 | 62% | — |
| Sijhaura · Bichhiya | 3,293 | 73% | — |
| Gunehara · Bichhiya | 583 | 54% | — |
| Lohta F.V. · Bichhiya | 450 | 34% | — |
| Gyaradongri · Bichhiya | 399 | 38% | — |
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Key facts — Fonk
- LGD code
- 493322
- Pincode
- 481996
- Post office
- Sijhora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,617
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,906
- Households
- 418
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1070
- Literacy rate
- 61.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Niwas
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Chainsingh Warkade
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Prashant Siyam
- Block / Mandal
- Bichhiya
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481996
- SijhauraBichhiya mandal3,293 pop
- Bandarwadi F.V.Bichhiya mandal2,771 pop
- Mawai JarBichhiya mandal2,159 pop
- Bhimdongri Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,883 pop
- Pondi Alias Bahar MundaBichhiya mandal1,823 pop
- Kudela Ryt.Bichhiya mandal1,704 pop
- Chaunranga Mal.Bichhiya mandal1,644 pop
- MohadBichhiya mandal1,609 pop
- Rajo Mal.Bichhiya mandal1,392 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Fonk
Other villages in Bichhiya mandal
View all 60+ →- Anjaniya
- Kakaiya
- Madhopur
- Sijhaura
- Ramnagar
- Lafra
- Bandarwadi F.V.
- Ahmadpur
- Matawal Alias Danitola
- Mand
- Mawai Jar
- Bokar
- Bhanpur Dodi
- Kisli Bhilwani F.V.
- Bhimdongri Ryt.
- Pondi Alias Bahar Munda
- Kariyagaon
- Parsatola Alias Bhagdoo Ryt.
- Khamrauti Ryt.
- Kudela Ryt.
- Chaunranga Mal.
- Mohad
- Dei
- Koko Ryt.
- Lapti
- Ghutas
- Kumhali Ryt.
- Nakawal
- Khirhani
- Khatiya Narangi
- Rajo Mal.
- Padariya
- Niwsa Mal.
- Chhidpuri Alias Chandgaon Ryt.
- Khalaudi Ryt.
- Pondi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)