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Abstract: Physical and chemical pollutants of drinking water harm public health and can have immediate health implications. The present study's data was used to assess groundwater quality in rural villages in the Korba district of Chhattisgarh, India. During 2019 and 2020, water samples were obtained from 10 selected random water samples to determine the basic physicochemical parameters. Physical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, and turbidity, as well as chemical parameters such as total dissolved solids, total alkalinity, total hardness, and concentrations of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, chloride, fluoride, sulphates, chemical oxygen demand, biochemical oxygen demand, dissolved oxygen, iron, arsenic, lead and zinc, were calculated in situ. The physicochemical parameters of the water samples were determined using the APHA process. WQI implementation is needed for proper management of the present study area, and it would be a very useful tool for the public and policymakers to assess the water quality of rural areas in the Korba district's southeastern areas for long-term management.