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From Chandalpur To Chandanpur: Chhattisgarh Village Sheds 'Embarrassing' Name After Years Of Struggle
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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
MJ
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mamta Jaiswal
Contact: 96****8305
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- LGD code
- 439091
- Pincode
- 491336
- Post office
- Dashrangpur
- Population
- 1,358
- Households
- 267
- Literacy rate
- 49%
- Sex ratio
- 985 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 666
జనగణన 2011 · పోలిక
Marka ఇతరులతో పోలిస్తే
By population, Marka ranks #17 of 99 villages in Pipariya mandal.
Literacy rate
%
49.0%
−1.6% vs mandal average
- Marka
- 49.0%
- Pipariya mandal
- 50.6%
- Kabeerdham district
- 50.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
−13 vs mandal average
- Marka
- 985
- Pipariya mandal
- 998
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Marka
- 5.1
- Pipariya mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Marka ఒక్క చూపులో
Marka ఛత్తీస్గఢ్లోని కవర్ధా జిల్లా, Pipariya తహసీల్లో 1,358 జనాభా 267 కుటుంబాలలో (జనగణన 2011) గల గ్రామం, Pipariya తహసీల్లోని 99 గ్రామాలలో 17వ పెద్దది. అక్షరాస్యత 49%, తహసీల్ సగటు 51% కంటే 2 పాయింట్లు తక్కువ మరియు లింగ నిష్పత్తి ప్రతి 1,000 పురుషులకు 985 మహిళలు. పిన్కోడ్ 491336, Dashrangpur పోస్టాఫీసు పరిధిలో; LGD గ్రామ కోడ్ 439091. సర్పంచ్ Mamta Jaiswal; గ్రామం Dhamtari అసెంబ్లీ నియోజకవర్గంలో ఉంది, ఎమ్మెల్యే Onkar Sahu. 2026లో జనాభా సుమారు 1,601, 2011 జనగణన కంటే 18% ఎక్కువ.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Marka
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- PIPARIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 30
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MARKA
- Total area (ha)
- 262.09
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 23.76
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Marka
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
ముఖ్య వివరాలు — Marka
- LGD code
- 439091
- Pincode
- 491336
- Post office
- Dashrangpur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,358
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,601
- Households
- 267
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 985
- Literacy rate
- 49.0%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mahasamund
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Dhamtari
- Member of Parliament
- Rupkumari Choudhary
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Onkar Sahu
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mamta Jaiswal
- Block / Mandal
- Pipariya
- Nearest railway station
- Sarsonpuri (5.3 km)
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
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