Dand Kesra, Lakhanpur

Dand Kesra (डांड केसरा) is a village located in the Lakhanpur Tehsil of Surguja district of Chhattisgarh. The village falls in Lakhanpur block and comes under Dandkesra Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Surguja parliament constituency and Lundra assembly constituency.

As on September 2025, the current population of Dand Kesra is 879 out of which 450 are males and rest 429 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 953 females per 1000 males. There are around 145 teenagers in Dand Kesra. It has literacy rate of 24% which means around 213 persons can read and write. Total 0 people belonging to scheduled caste and 342 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 201 households in Dand Kesra, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 356. The pincode of Dand Kesra is 497116 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Lakhanpur SO Surguja
• Kunni Branch Post office
• Turna Branch Post office
• Argoti Branch Post office
• Jamgala Branch Post office

Schools

Dand Kesra has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Achiver Public School Juna Lakhanpur
• Govt. Higher Secondary School Lahpatra
• Govt. Higher Secondary School Turna
• Nehru Bal Mandir High School Lakhanpur
• Govt. Higher Secondary School Girls Lakhanpur

Hospitals

Dand Kesra has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Lipingi Sub-Center
• Salka Sub-Center
• Dandgaon Sub-Center
• Kunni Primary Health Center
• Lalati Sub-Center

Banks

Dand Kesra has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Udaipur, Dist. Surguja
• Central Bank of India Lahapatra
• Central Bank of India Lakhanpur
• Central Bank of India Khamaria
• Central Bank of India Kunni