Palki observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Palki ranks #105 of 183 villages in Ghughari mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Palki is a village of 746 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Ghughari tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 105th-largest of 183 villages in Ghughari tehsil. Literacy is 41%, 8 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 1,038 women per 1,000 men. It lies 214 km from the Mandla district centre, 9 km from Sorai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481672, served by Chabi post office; the LGD village code is 493111. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jeevanti Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Amar lal Markam, and the village votes in Niwas assembly constituency, represented by MLA Chainsingh Warkade. The population is estimated at 880 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palki · this village | 746 | 41% | — |
| Palki · Vidisha | 924 | 65% | 0 km N |
| Narot · Vidisha | 448 | 65% | 1.5 km W |
| Bhairokhedi · Vidisha | 322 | 59% | 1.7 km NW |
| Padrayat · Vidisha | 792 | 65% | 2.6 km SW |
| Bhadar Badagaon · Vidisha | 442 | 74% | 2.8 km NW |
| Bhadar · Pawai | 72 | 88% | 3.3 km NW |
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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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