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September 2026
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A Chhattisgarh village embarrassed by its own name gets a new one: Chandalpur is now Chandanpur
Reported by The Times of India.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 442166
- Pincode
- 491331
- Post office
- Dhamdha
- Population
- 887
- Households
- 175
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Sex ratio
- 883 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 462
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Sohagpur ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Sohagpur ranks #20 of 43 villages in Devkar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.1%
−9.4% vs mandal average
- Sohagpur
- 50.1%
- Devkar mandal
- 59.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
883
−118 vs mandal average
- Sohagpur
- 883
- Devkar mandal
- 1,001
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Sohagpur
- 5.1
- Devkar mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sohagpur ఒక్క చూపులో
Sohagpur ఛత్తీస్గఢ్లోని బెమెతర జిల్లా, Devkar తహసీల్లో 887 జనాభా 175 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Devkar తహసీల్లోని 43 గ్రామాలలో 20వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 50%, తహసీల్ సగటు 60% కంటే 9 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 883 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 491331, Dhamdha పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 442166. సర్పంచ్ dhansay verma; గ్రామం Rajim అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Rohit Sahu. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,046, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
గ్రామ పంచాయతీ: Patarjhori →
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sohagpur
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PARPODHI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- PATARJHORI
- Total area (ha)
- 273.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 54.11
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Sohagpur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Sohagpur
- LGD code
- 442166
- Pincode
- 491331
- Post office
- Dhamdha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 887
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,046
- Households
- 175
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 883
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rajim
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rohit Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- dhansay verma
- Block / Mandal
- Devkar
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Villages sharing pincode 491331
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View all 45+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)