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Tharka

Shahnagar mandal
Pincode 488448
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Tharka is a village in Shahnagar mandal, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, with a population of 1,075 in 237 households. The literacy rate is 46.9%, and it is situated at 24.029°N, 80.151°E with PIN code 488448.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANEETA BAI LODHI
Contact: 96****3503
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LGD code
459350
Pincode
488448
Post office
Sahanagar (Panna)
Population
1,075
Households
237
Literacy rate
46.9%
Sex ratio
870 ♀/1000♂
Workers
368
Distance to district centre
43 km
Distance to mandal centre
19 km
Distance to Bhopal
292 km
Distance to Delhi
588 km
Nearest railway station
Patohan · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Shahnagar · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Tharka compares

By population, Tharka ranks #37 of 121 villages in Shahnagar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
46.9%
−4.2% vs mandal average
Tharka
46.9%
Shahnagar mandal
51.1%
Panna district
54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
870
−57 vs mandal average
Tharka
870
Shahnagar mandal
927
Household size
people per home
4.5
+0.1 vs mandal average
Tharka
4.5
Shahnagar mandal
4.4

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Tharka at a glance

Tharka is a village of 1,075 people in 237 households (Census 2011) in Shahnagar tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 37th-largest of 121 villages in Shahnagar tehsil. Literacy is 47%, 4 points below the tehsil average of 51% and the sex ratio is 870 women per 1,000 men. It lies 43 km from the Panna district centre, 14 km from Patohan railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488448, served by Sahanagar (Panna) post office; the LGD village code is 459350. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Shahnagar, 17 km away. The sarpanch is ANEETA BAI LODHI, and the village votes in Pawai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Prahlad Lodhi. The population is estimated at 1,267 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Salaiya Pheransinh

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Tharka · this village1,07547%
Tharka · Murwara Or Katni82753%0 km N
Tharka · Mandla1,73670%0 km N
Tharka · Seoni39371%0 km N
Thepa · Shahnagar1,29247%1.2 km E
Salaiya · Shahnagar3272%1.5 km N
Bori · Shahnagar2,36149%1.9 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Tharka

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
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
KATNI
Distance to nearest town (km)
35
Distance to district HQ (km)
115
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
15
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
352.04
Irrigated area (ha)
10.2
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Tharka

LGD code
459350
Pincode
488448
Post office
Sahanagar (Panna)
Population (Census 2011)
1,075
Population (projected 2026)
1,267
Households
237
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
870
Literacy rate
46.9%
Coordinates
24.02938°N, 80.15138°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Pawai
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Prahlad Lodhi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANEETA BAI LODHI
Block / Mandal
Shahnagar
Getting there

How to reach Tharka

Mandal centre
Shahnagar · ≈ 19 km
≈ 39 min by car · 46 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Panna · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 29 min by car · 1 h 46 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal292 kmcapital
  • Delhi588 km
  • Hyderabad759 km
  • Kolkata854 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationPatohan14 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Shahnagar17 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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