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Bokna

बोकना
Bada Malhera mandal
Pincode 471311
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Bokna is a village in Bada Malhera mandal, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. It has a population of 1,796 across 415 households, with a literacy rate of 39.1%. The village is located at coordinates 24.704°N, 79.341°E.

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LGD code
458201
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population
1,796
Households
415
Literacy rate
39.1%
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000♂
Workers
918
Distance to district centre
14 km
Distance to mandal centre
51 km
Distance to Bhopal
253 km
Distance to Delhi
484 km
Nearest railway station
Rampura · 16 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Govt. Hospital Matguwan · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bokna compares

By population, Bokna ranks #12 of 108 villages in Bada Malhera mandal.

Literacy rate
%
39.1%
−6.9% vs mandal average
Bokna
39.1%
Bada Malhera mandal
46.0%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
885
+6 vs mandal average
Bokna
885
Bada Malhera mandal
879
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.2 vs mandal average
Bokna
4.3
Bada Malhera mandal
4.5

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

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Bokna at a glance

Bokna is a village of 1,796 people in 415 households (Census 2011) in Bada Malhera tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 12th-largest of 108 villages in Bada Malhera tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 885 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 50 km from Vijaypur, the nearest town, 16 km from Rampura railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471311, served by Badamalehara post office; the LGD village code is 458201. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital Matguwan, 17 km away. The sarpanch is beni bai pal. The population is estimated at 2,117 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Bokna

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bokna · this village1,79639%
Sendhkhuri · Bada Malhera18848%1.7 km N
Gulganj · Bijawar5,88860%3 km E
Mungwari · Dolariya33477%3.7 km S
Bilwar · Bada Malhera63750%4 km SE
Dikoli · Bada Malhera1,47943%4 km NE
Rajpura · Satai79438%4.7 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bokna

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
11
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
2
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
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BADA MALHERA
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
655.91
Irrigated area (ha)
435.42
Forest area (ha)
0.23

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

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Key facts — Bokna

LGD code
458201
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population (Census 2011)
1,796
Population (projected 2026)
2,117
Households
415
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
885
Literacy rate
39.1%
Coordinates
24.70411°N, 79.34141°E
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
beni bai pal
Block / Mandal
Bada Malhera
Getting there

How to reach Bokna

Mandal centre
Bada Malhera · ≈ 51 km
≈ 1 h 44 min by car · 2 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,775 people
Vijaypur · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 43 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal253 kmcapital
  • Delhi484 km
  • Hyderabad819 km
  • Mumbai914 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRampura16 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital Matguwan17 km
  • Police stationKotwali City Tikamgarh52 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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