By population, Dei ranks #24 of 337 villages in Bichhiya mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Dei is a village of 1,598 people in 373 households (Census 2011) in Bichhiya tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 24th-largest of 337 villages in Bichhiya tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 6 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 1,023 women per 1,000 men. It lies 504 km from the Mandla district centre, 0 km from Dei, the nearest town, 25 km from Lakheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481995, served by Bhuabichhia post office; the LGD village code is 493331. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Bansi, 12 km away. The sarpanch is taravati kushram, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 1,884 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Dai →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dei · this village | 1,598 | 59% | — |
| Dei · Nainwa | 12,884 | 63% | 0 km N |
| Leelda · Nainwa | 577 | 50% | 3.2 km SW |
| Gurha Gopalji · Nainwa | 456 | 45% | 3.3 km S |
| Delpura · Nainwa | 1,058 | 45% | 3.9 km NW |
| Medhakpura · Nainwa | 356 | 45% | 3.7 km E |
| Jagmunda · Nainwa | 520 | 47% | 4.6 km SW |
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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