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One vote, four years: Madhya Pradesh High Court orders recount in sarpanch polls
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhalsingh kanesh
Contact: 96****3397
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- LGD code
- 505390
- Pincode
- 457888
- Post office
- Sondwa
- Population
- 5,016
- Households
- 687
- Literacy rate
- 17.9%
- Sex ratio
- 983 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 2,204
- Distance to district centre
- 124 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 57 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 356 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 355 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ambari Richhavi · 34 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Referral Hospital · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Mathwad compares
By population, Mathwad ranks #1 of 134 villages in Sondawa mandal — the largest.
Literacy rate
%
17.9%
−6.2% vs mandal average
- Mathwad
- 17.9%
- Sondawa mandal
- 24.1%
- Alirajpur district
- 28.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
983
−20 vs mandal average
- Mathwad
- 983
- Sondawa mandal
- 1,003
Household size
people per home
7.3
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Mathwad
- 7.3
- Sondawa mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Mathwad at a glance
Mathwad is a village of 5,016 people in 687 households (Census 2011) in Sondawa tehsil, Alirajpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the largest of 134 villages in Sondawa tehsil. Literacy is 18%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 24% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 124 km from the Alirajpur district centre, 57 km from Prakasha, the nearest town, 34 km from Ambari Richhavi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457888, served by Sondwa post office; the LGD village code is 505390. The nearest hospital or health centre is Referral Hospital, 19 km away. The sarpanch is Bhalsingh kanesh, and the village votes in Kukshi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Baghel Surendra Singh Honey. The population is estimated at 5,914 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Mathwad
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 6
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ALIRAJPUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 70
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 70
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 2,009.42
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 6.41
- Forest area (ha)
- 1,073
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Mathwad
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Mathwad
- LGD code
- 505390
- Pincode
- 457888
- Post office
- Sondwa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 5,016
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,914
- Households
- 687
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 983
- Literacy rate
- 17.9%
- Coordinates
- 22.01440°N, 74.22113°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dhar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Kukshi
- Member of Parliament
- Savitri Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Baghel Surendra Singh Honey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhalsingh kanesh
- Block / Mandal
- Sondawa
Getting there
How to reach Mathwad
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal356 kmcapital
- Mumbai355 km
- Hyderabad681 km
- Delhi793 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAmbari Richhavi34 km
- Hospital / PHCReferral Hospital19 km
- CollegeACS Seniors College, Taloda49 km
- Police stationPolice Station Taloda50 km
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)