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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kalapna Singh
Contact: 92****8784
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- LGD code
- 488114
- Pincode
- 483501
- Post office
- Katni Bazar
- Population
- 34
- Households
- 7
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Sex ratio
- 545 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 7
- Distance to district centre
- 53 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 82 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 274 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 644 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sihora Road · 5 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Civil Hospital Sihora · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Muhtara compares
By population, Muhtara ranks #61 of 67 villages in Katni Nagar mandal.
Literacy rate
%
55.9%
−0.1% vs mandal average
Muhtara55.9%
Katni Nagar mandal56.0%
Katni district61.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
545
−409 vs mandal average
Muhtara545
Katni Nagar mandal954
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Muhtara4.9
Katni Nagar mandal4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Muhtara at a glance
Muhtara is a village of 34 people in 7 households (Census 2011) in Katni Nagar tehsil, Katni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 61st-largest of 67 villages in Katni Nagar tehsil. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 545 women per 1,000 men. It lies 53 km from the Katni district centre, 5 km from Sihora Road railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 483501, served by Katni Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 488114. The nearest hospital or health centre is Civil Hospital Sihora, 7 km away. The sarpanch is Kalapna Singh, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 40 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Muhtara
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- 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
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATNI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 201
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 83.81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Muhtara
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Muhtara
- LGD code
- 488114
- Pincode
- 483501
- Post office
- Katni Bazar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 34
- Population (projected 2026)
- 40
- Households
- 7
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 545
- Literacy rate
- 55.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.42875°N, 80.08766°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khajuraho
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Pawai
- Member of Parliament
- V. D. Sharma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Prahlad Lodhi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kalapna Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Katni Nagar
Getting there
How to reach Muhtara
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal274 kmcapital
- Delhi644 km
- Hyderabad692 km
- Kolkata852 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSihora Road5 km
- Hospital / PHCCivil Hospital Sihora7 km
- ATM / bankUnion Bank of India32 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil31 km
- CollegeGovernment Model Sciecne College, Jabalpur32 km
- Police stationpolice station31 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 483501
- BilhariRithi mandal7,278 pop
- KanhwaraKatni Nagar mandal6,613 pop
- HirwaraMurwara Or Katni mandal4,224 pop
- JohliKatni Nagar mandal3,819 pop
- BadkheraRithi mandal3,681 pop
- MajhgawanBadwara mandal3,664 pop
- Heerapur KaudiyaMurwara Or Katni mandal3,388 pop
- Kailawara KhurdKatni Nagar mandal3,336 pop
- BasadiBadwara mandal3,102 pop
Villages near Muhtara
Other villages in Katni Nagar mandal
View all 60+ →- Kanhwara
- Johli
- Kailawara Khurd
- Chaka
- Jobi Kalan
- Johla
- Harduwa
- Deora Khurd
- Kharkhari
- Kailwara Kalan
- Ghanghari Kalan
- Pilaunji
- Badera
- Majhgawan
- Pathra
- Dithwara
- Matwar Padariya
- Kachhgawanc Joba
- Tikarwara
- Bistara
- Paunsara
- Khadaula
- Deodongra
- Patwara
- Pondi Padariya
- Karhiya
- Khamtara
- Khohari
- Chanehata
- Ghanghari Khurd
- Dwara
- Punchhi
- Khamhariya
- Lamtara
- Jugiyakap
- Kudo
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)