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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ramesh chalthiya
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- LGD code
- 493826
- Pincode
- 480559
- Post office
- Tamia
- Population
- 348
- Households
- 84
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1071 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 200
- Distance to district centre
- 84 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 52 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 111 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 628 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bankhedi · 29 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- KLM · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kathotiya compares
By population, Kathotiya ranks #122 of 191 villages in Tamia mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.9%
+0.1% vs mandal average
Kathotiya48.9%
Tamia mandal48.8%
Chhindwara district61.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,071
+92 vs mandal average
Kathotiya1,071
Tamia mandal979
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.8 vs mandal average
Kathotiya4.1
Tamia mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kathotiya at a glance
Kathotiya is a village of 348 people in 84 households (Census 2011) in Tamia tehsil, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh, the 122nd-largest of 191 villages in Tamia tehsil. Literacy is 49%, about the same as the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,071 women per 1,000 men. It lies 84 km from the Chhindwara district centre, 29 km from Bankhedi, the nearest town, 29 km from Bankhedi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480559, served by Tamia post office; the LGD village code is 493826. The nearest hospital or health centre is KLM, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Ramesh chalthiya, and the village votes in Junnardeo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sunil Uikey. The population is estimated at 410 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kathotiya
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- NEUTON CHIKHLI KALAN
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 75
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 356.71
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 5
- Forest area (ha)
- 71.95
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kathotiya
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kathotiya
- LGD code
- 493826
- Pincode
- 480559
- Post office
- Tamia
- Population (Census 2011)
- 348
- Population (projected 2026)
- 410
- Households
- 84
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1071
- Literacy rate
- 48.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.03208°N, 78.47340°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhindwara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Junnardeo
- Member of Parliament
- Vivek Kumar Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Sunil Uikey
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ramesh chalthiya
- Block / Mandal
- Tamia
Getting there
How to reach Kathotiya
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal111 kmcapital
- Hyderabad628 km
- Delhi633 km
- Mumbai728 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBankhedi29 km
- Hospital / PHCKLM6 km
- ATM / bankbank4 km
- Petrol pumpPragati HP Petrol Pump34 km
- CollegeGovt. ITI, Pipariya36 km
- Police stationPolice Station, Pipariya33 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Kathotiya
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕TempleTemple3.8 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)