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Bharwara

भरवारा
Katni Nagar mandal
Pincode 483501
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Bharwara observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Bharwara

  • Virateshwar Shiv Temple · 1.6 km
  • Chuhariya Mata Mandir · 1.9 km
  • Shiva Mandir · 4.0 km

Named places of worship on record

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SANTOSH NISHAD
Contact: 99****2922
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LGD code
488059
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population
610
Households
129
Literacy rate
51.1%
Sex ratio
843 ♀/1000♂
Workers
227
Distance to district centre
343 km
Distance to mandal centre
311 km
Distance to Bhopal
541 km
Distance to Delhi
424 km
Nearest railway station
Malhaur · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sanjivini Lung Centre · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Bharwara compares

By population, Bharwara ranks #41 of 67 villages in Katni Nagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
51.1%
−4.9% vs mandal average
Bharwara51.1%
Katni Nagar mandal56.0%
Katni district61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
843
−111 vs mandal average
Bharwara843
Katni Nagar mandal954
Household size
people per home
4.7
Same as the mandal average
Bharwara4.7
Katni Nagar mandal4.7

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

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Bharwara at a glance

Bharwara is a village of 610 people in 129 households (Census 2011) in Katni Nagar tehsil, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 41st-largest of 67 villages in Katni Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 5 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 843 women per 1,000 men. It lies 343 km from the Katni district centre, 12 km from Pokhara, the nearest town, under 1 km from Malhaur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 483501, served by Katni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 488059. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sanjivini Lung Centre, 2 km away. The sarpanch is SANTOSH NISHAD, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 719 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Bharwara · this village61051%—
Bharwara · Sadar3,87671%0 km N
Bharwara · Narsimhapur1,12974%0 km N
Bharwara · Raipura1,93145%0 km N
Bharwara · Kulpahar3,73762%0 km N
Chinhat · Sadar——2.4 km N
Lolai · Sadar3,25563%2.8 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Bharwara

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
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
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
10
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
272.5
Irrigated area (ha)
66.05
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Bharwara

LGD code
488059
Pincode
483501
Post office
Katni Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
610
Population (projected 2026)
719
Households
129
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
843
Literacy rate
51.1%
Coordinates
26.85321°N, 81.03483°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SANTOSH NISHAD
Block / Mandal
Katni Nagar
Getting there

How to reach Bharwara

Mandal centre
Katni Nagar · ≈ 311 km
≈ 10 h 39 min by car · 12 h 39 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katni · ≈ 343 km
≈ 11 h 43 min by car · 13 h 55 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,278 people
Pokhara · ≈ 12 km
≈ 25 min by car · 30 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal541 kmcapital
  • Delhi424 km
  • Kolkata880 km
  • Hyderabad1085 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationMalhaur<1 km
  • Bus stopHoneyman rode bus stop2 km
  • Hospital / PHCSanjivini Lung Centre2 km
  • ATM / bankयूनियन बैंक2 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump5 km
  • CollegeAmity University Lucknow2 km
  • Police stationGomti Nagar Police Station4 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Bharwara

4 Temples, 1 Mosque mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Bharwara

4 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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