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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
puspa bai
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- LGD code
- 473286
- Pincode
- 455001
- Post office
- Dewas Bada Bazar
- Population
- 397
- Households
- 62
- Literacy rate
- 67.3%
- Sex ratio
- 1026 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 229
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 14 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 125 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 569 km
- Nearest railway station
- Maksi Junction · 12 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Chouhan Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Bhanwara compares
By population, Bhanwara ranks #89 of 111 villages in Tonk Khurd mandal.
Literacy rate
%
67.3%
+7.8% vs mandal average
- Bhanwara
- 67.3%
- Tonk Khurd mandal
- 59.5%
- Dewas district
- 59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,026
+78 vs mandal average
- Bhanwara
- 1,026
- Tonk Khurd mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
6.4
+1.4 vs mandal average
- Bhanwara
- 6.4
- Tonk Khurd mandal
- 5.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhanwara at a glance
Bhanwara is a village of 397 people in 62 households (Census 2011) in Tonk Khurd tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 89th-largest of 111 villages in Tonk Khurd tehsil. Literacy is 67%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 1,026 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Dewas district centre, 12 km from Maksi Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455001, served by Dewas Bada Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 473286. The nearest hospital or health centre is Chouhan Hospital, 6 km away. The sarpanch is puspa bai, and the village votes in Shajapur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Bhimawad. The population is estimated at 468 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bhanwara
- 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)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- 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
- TONK KHURD
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 232.82
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 93.36
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Bhanwara
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Key facts — Bhanwara
- LGD code
- 473286
- Pincode
- 455001
- Post office
- Dewas Bada Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 397
- Population (projected 2026)
- 468
- Households
- 62
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1026
- Literacy rate
- 67.3%
- Coordinates
- 23.15233°N, 76.19806°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Shajapur
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Bhimawad
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- puspa bai
- Block / Mandal
- Tonk Khurd
Getting there
How to reach Bhanwara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal125 kmcapital
- Mumbai569 km
- Delhi616 km
- Hyderabad684 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMaksi Junction12 km
- Hospital / PHCChouhan Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India25 km
- Petrol pumpBharat Petroleum26 km
- CollegeCatholic Theology College for boys42 km
- Police stationLasaudia Police Station51 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, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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