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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 498749
- Pincode
- 473105
- Post office
- Bamori
- Population
- 378
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- Sex ratio
- 862 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 157
- Distance to district centre
- 69 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 43 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 201 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 395 km
- Nearest railway station
- Badarwas · 26 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kasbathana · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhoti Kanthi compares
By population, Chhoti Kanthi ranks #178 of 285 villages in Guna mandal.
Literacy rate
%
29.1%
−18.3% vs mandal average
- Chhoti Kanthi
- 29.1%
- Guna mandal
- 47.4%
- Guna district
- 52.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
862
−49 vs mandal average
- Chhoti Kanthi
- 862
- Guna mandal
- 911
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Chhoti Kanthi
- 5.6
- Guna mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhoti Kanthi at a glance
Chhoti Kanthi is a village of 378 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Guna tehsil, Guna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 178th-largest of 285 villages in Guna tehsil. Literacy is 29%, 18 points below the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 862 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Guna district centre, 54 km from Karahal, the nearest town, 26 km from Badarwas railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473105, served by Bamori post office; the LGD village code is 498749. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kasbathana, 17 km away. The sarpanch is karai bai dhakad, and the village votes in Bamori assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rishi Agrawal. The population is estimated at 446 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chhoti Kanthi · this village | 378 | 29% | — |
| Badi Kanthi · Guna | 205 | 42% | 1.1 km S |
| Dastoli Ghhat · Guna | 352 | 38% | 2.7 km NW |
| Dastoli Ber · Guna | 524 | 26% | 2.7 km W |
| Sanwada · Guna | 996 | 39% | 3 km S |
| Majhola · Guna | 486 | 37% | 3.1 km NW |
| Sandkheda · Guna | 972 | 49% | 3.2 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhoti Kanthi
- 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)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GUNA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 66
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 66
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 66
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 69
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhoti Kanthi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhoti Kanthi
- LGD code
- 498749
- Pincode
- 473105
- Post office
- Bamori
- Population (Census 2011)
- 378
- Population (projected 2026)
- 446
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 862
- Literacy rate
- 29.1%
- Coordinates
- 25.06672°N, 77.31764°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bamori
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rishi Agrawal
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- karai bai dhakad
- Block / Mandal
- Guna
Getting there
How to reach Chhoti Kanthi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal201 kmcapital
- Delhi395 km
- Mumbai808 km
- Hyderabad863 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBadarwas26 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kasbathana17 km
Same pincode
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Villages near Chhoti Kanthi
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View all 60+ →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, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)