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One vote, four years: Madhya Pradesh High Court orders recount in sarpanch polls
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KM
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kunwar Maravi
Contact: 78****2712
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- LGD code
- 492491
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population
- 264
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1047 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 146
Census 2011 · in context
How Jarha Dih compares
By population, Jarha Dih ranks #154 of 179 villages in Niwas mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−12.4% vs mandal average
- Jarha Dih
- 39.4%
- Niwas mandal
- 51.8%
- Mandla district
- 57.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,047
+24 vs mandal average
- Jarha Dih
- 1,047
- Niwas mandal
- 1,023
Household size
people per home
4.2
Same as the mandal average
- Jarha Dih
- 4.2
- Niwas mandal
- 4.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jarha Dih at a glance
Jarha Dih is a village of 264 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Niwas tehsil, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh, the 154th-largest of 179 villages in Niwas tehsil. Literacy is 39%, 12 points below the tehsil average of 52% and the sex ratio is 1,047 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 481885, served by Niwas post office; the LGD village code is 492491. The sarpanch is Kunwar Maravi, and the village votes in Jabalpur Paschim assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rakesh Singh. The population is estimated at 311 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Key facts — Jarha Dih
- LGD code
- 492491
- Pincode
- 481885
- Post office
- Niwas
- Population (Census 2011)
- 264
- Population (projected 2026)
- 311
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1047
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Jabalpur Paschim
- Member of Parliament
- Ashish Dubey
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rakesh Singh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kunwar Maravi
- Block / Mandal
- Niwas
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 481885
- Maneri(Medhi)Niwas mandal2,227 pop
- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)Niwas mandal1,794 pop
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)Niwas mandal1,689 pop
- Chakdahi Ryt.Niwas mandal1,578 pop
- Pipariya (Singhpur)Niwas mandal1,495 pop
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)Niwas mandal1,490 pop
- Thanamgaon Ryt.Niwas mandal1,465 pop
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)Niwas mandal1,430 pop
- Payali BahurNiwas mandal1,402 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jarha Dih
Other villages in Niwas mandal
View all 60+ →- Maneri(Medhi)
- Deori Kalan (Babaliya)
- Bhanpur(Bisaura)
- Chakdahi Ryt.
- Pipariya (Singhpur)
- Chhapra Ryt.(Mukas)
- Thanamgaon Ryt.
- Kapa Mal.(Narmadanadi)
- Payali Bahur
- Mendhi (Medhi)
- Pauniya Mal.
- Bhikhampur
- Paddi Kona Mal.
- Gundlai Mal. (Gudlai Mal)
- Paundi Mal. (Bhawarda)
- Jangaliya Ryt.
- Kohani
- Bamhani(Mal. Mohgaon)
- Khairani Mal.
- Jhurki
- Banar
- Jeora (Khinha)
- Barga
- Chargaon (Bilnagari)
- Pondi (Bhanwarda)
- Hirapur Ryt.
- Gadra
- Majhgaon (Jilhata)
- Mukas Khurd
- Dalakhapa
- Amgawan (Amgaon)
- Jeora (Singhanpuri)
- Murlapani (Naijhar)
- Chaurai (Katangi)
- Bhalwara Mal.
- Kohka
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, 2026-09-19
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)