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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Shalani Singh
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- LGD code
- 464412
- Pincode
- 485778
- Post office
- Kathaha
- Population
- 1,424
- Households
- 306
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Sex ratio
- 930 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 554
- Distance to district centre
- 377 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 380 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 165 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 432 km
- Nearest railway station
- Mahugarha · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Siddhi Vinayak Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kontar compares
By population, Kontar ranks #44 of 162 villages in Amarpatan mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.3%
−3.3% vs mandal average
- Kontar
- 56.3%
- Amarpatan mandal
- 59.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
930
−18 vs mandal average
- Kontar
- 930
- Amarpatan mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.4 vs mandal average
- Kontar
- 4.7
- Amarpatan mandal
- 4.3
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kontar at a glance
Kontar is a village of 1,424 people in 306 households (Census 2011) in Amarpatan tehsil, Maihar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 44th-largest of 162 villages in Amarpatan tehsil. Literacy is 56%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 60% and the sex ratio is 930 women per 1,000 men. It lies 377 km from the Maihar district centre, 14 km from Mahugarha railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 485778, served by Kathaha post office; the LGD village code is 464412. The nearest hospital or health centre is Siddhi Vinayak Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Shalani Singh, and the village votes in Rampur-Baghelan assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vikram Singh (Vicky). The population is estimated at 1,679 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kontar · this village | 1,424 | 56% | — |
| Kontar · Bamori | 625 | 43% | 0 km N |
| Binda Khedi · Bamori | 301 | 54% | 1 km SW |
| Hirnoda · Bamori | 83 | 45% | 2.5 km N |
| Shyampur · Bamori | 534 | 57% | 2.6 km NW |
| Kheroda · Bamori | 394 | 40% | 3.2 km NE |
| Ukawad Khurd · Bamori | 719 | 44% | 3.3 km NW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kontar
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 9
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GOVINDGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 58
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 116.45
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 60.2
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kontar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kontar
- LGD code
- 464412
- Pincode
- 485778
- Post office
- Kathaha
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,424
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,679
- Households
- 306
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 930
- Literacy rate
- 56.3%
- Coordinates
- 24.72732°N, 77.16317°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Satna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Rampur-Baghelan
- Member of Parliament
- Ganesh Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vikram Singh (Vicky)
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Shalani Singh
- Block / Mandal
- Amarpatan
Getting there
How to reach Kontar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal165 kmcapital
- Delhi432 km
- Mumbai768 km
- Hyderabad828 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMahugarha14 km
- Hospital / PHCSiddhi Vinayak Hospital16 km
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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
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)