Chhattisgarh Panchayat

General Information

S.No. Description Status
1 Total number of Districts 28
2 Total number of district panchayats 27
3 Total number of block panchayats 146
4 Total number of gram panchayats 11664
5 Total number of villages 20619
6 Number of Total District Panchayat Chairperson 27
7 Number of elected women district panchayat chairperson 15
8 Number of Total Block Panchayat Chairperson 146
9 Total No. of elected women district panchayat chairperson 90
10 Total number of sarpanchs 10,976
11 Total number of elected women sarpanchs 5,822

As a result of the 73rd amendment of the Constitution, there is a provision for the implementation of 29 subjects (11th schedule of the Constitution) of all economic development and social justice through Panchayats. According to the provisions made in the Chhattisgarh Panchayat Raj Act, 1993, the implementation and activities of Panchayat Raj institutions are implemented in the state. There are 27 district panchayats, 146 janapad panchayats and 11664 gram panchayats established under three-tier Panchayatraj institutions in the state.

The status of reservation in posts of panchayat office in Panchayat Raj Institutions of the State is as follows:-

No. Panchayat  Officer/Total Position Male  Female  Total
SC  ST OBC Unreserved Total  SC  ST OBC Unreserved Total 

1

District 

Chairperson 

1

6

3

2

12

2

7

4

2

15

27

Member 

18

74

29

58

179

30

92

35

66

223

402

2

Block 

Chairperson 

1

41

3

11

56

10

53

13

14

90

146

Member 

143

573

206

456

1378

206

656

237

496

1595

2973

3

Village 

Chairperson 

732

2795

688

1195

5410

550

3079

720

1212

5461

10976

Member 

7224

29441

8783

24483

69931

10935

34321

12862

27890

86008

155939

Total 8119 32930 9712 26205 76966 11733 38208 13871 29680 93392 170358