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Bakhtaura

Gaurihar mandal
Pincode 471516
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Sajhali Patel
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LGD code
457394
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population
345
Households
89
Literacy rate
47%
Sex ratio
917 ♀/1000♂
Workers
197
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
12 km
Distance to Bhopal
350 km
Distance to Delhi
486 km
Nearest railway station
Raghouli · 30 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Chandla · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bakhtaura compares

By population, Bakhtaura ranks #117 of 151 villages in Gaurihar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.0%
−7.2% vs mandal average
Bakhtaura
47.0%
Gaurihar mandal
54.2%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
917
+59 vs mandal average
Bakhtaura
917
Gaurihar mandal
858
Household size
people per home
3.9
−1.0 vs mandal average
Bakhtaura
3.9
Gaurihar mandal
4.9

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

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Bakhtaura at a glance

Bakhtaura is a village of 345 people in 89 households (Census 2011) in Gaurihar tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 117th-largest of 151 villages in Gaurihar tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 917 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 36 km from Tindwara, the nearest town, 30 km from Raghouli railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471516, served by Gaurihar post office; the LGD village code is 457394. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Chandla, 8 km away. The sarpanch is Sajhali Patel , and the village votes in Rajnagar assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arvind Pateriya. The population is estimated at 407 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Udaypur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bakhtaura · this village34547%
Gaharawan · Chandla54443%1.5 km SW
Naharpur · Handia1,44056%2.3 km NE
Naharpur · Raniganj66568%2.3 km NE
Naharpur · Phulpur1,59661%2.3 km NE
Naharpur · Nakur02.3 km NE
Naharpur · Gunnaur11922%2.3 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bakhtaura

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)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
0
Middle school
0
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
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
LAUNDI
Distance to district HQ (km)
80
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
138.89
Irrigated area (ha)
12.8
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Bakhtaura

LGD code
457394
Pincode
471516
Post office
Gaurihar
Population (Census 2011)
345
Population (projected 2026)
407
Households
89
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
917
Literacy rate
47.0%
Coordinates
25.14311°N, 80.18401°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rajnagar
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arvind Pateriya
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Sajhali Patel
Block / Mandal
Gaurihar
Getting there

How to reach Bakhtaura

Mandal centre
Gaurihar · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 54 min by car · 3 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,880 people
Tindwara · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 13 min by car · 1 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal350 kmcapital
  • Delhi486 km
  • Kolkata879 km
  • Hyderabad880 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRaghouli30 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Chandla8 km
  • CollegeGovt Polytechnic Mahoba38 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Badausa49 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, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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