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Gadhala

गढ़ाला
Piprai mandal
Pincode 473440
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Gadhala observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SAROJ BAI
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LGD code
500622
Pincode
473440
Post office
Piprai
Population
818
Households
145
Literacy rate
48.5%
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000♂
Workers
471
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
7 km
Distance to Bhopal
153 km
Distance to Delhi
463 km
Nearest railway station
Piprai Gaon · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
K.G. Hospital · 14 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gadhala compares

By population, Gadhala ranks #48 of 106 villages in Piprai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.5%
−4.7% vs mandal average
Gadhala
48.5%
Piprai mandal
53.2%
Ashoknagar district
55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
911
+7 vs mandal average
Gadhala
911
Piprai mandal
904
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.8 vs mandal average
Gadhala
5.6
Piprai mandal
4.8

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gadhala at a glance

Gadhala is a village of 818 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Piprai tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 48th-largest of 106 villages in Piprai tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 911 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 11 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 6 km from Piprai Gaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473440, served by Piprai post office; the LGD village code is 500622. The nearest hospital or health centre is K.G. Hospital, 14 km away. The sarpanch is SAROJ BAI , and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 964 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Gadhla

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gadhala · this village81849%
Gadhala · Pohri51752%0 km N
Garhia · Bichhua49063%0.6 km NE
Mojadi · Piprai22262%1.5 km W
Barkheda Piprai · Piprai1,21064%2.2 km SW
Mundari · Piprai84953%2.7 km N
Khoribari · Piprai1,21660%2.8 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gadhala

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)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MUNGAOLI
Distance to nearest town (km)
22
Distance to district HQ (km)
22
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
22
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
693
Irrigated area (ha)
121
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gadhala

LGD code
500622
Pincode
473440
Post office
Piprai
Population (Census 2011)
818
Population (projected 2026)
964
Households
145
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
911
Literacy rate
48.5%
Coordinates
24.51778°N, 78.01731°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mungaoli
Member of Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Brajendra Singh Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SAROJ BAI
Block / Mandal
Piprai
Getting there

How to reach Gadhala

Mandal centre
Piprai · ≈ 6.5 km
≈ 13 min by car · 16 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ashoknagar · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,828 people
Jakhalon · ≈ 11 km
≈ 24 min by car · 28 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal153 kmcapital
  • Delhi463 km
  • Hyderabad795 km
  • Mumbai805 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPiprai Gaon6 km
  • Hospital / PHCK.G. Hospital14 km
  • CollegeIndo American Montessori Pre School41 km
  • Police stationmahila police thana45 km
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Sources & freshness
  • 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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