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Chadra

छद्र
Simariya mandal
Pincode 488442
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
mamta bai sour
Contact: 78****8439
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LGD code
459186
Pincode
488442
Post office
Simariya
Population
928
Households
214
Literacy rate
40%
Sex ratio
863 ♀/1000♂
Workers
661
Distance to district centre
21 km
Distance to mandal centre
14 km
Distance to Bhopal
276 km
Distance to Delhi
556 km
Nearest railway station
Bakhleta · 43 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Semaria · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chadra compares

By population, Chadra ranks #23 of 64 villages in Simariya mandal.

Literacy rate
%
40.0%
−14.4% vs mandal average
Chadra
40.0%
Simariya mandal
54.4%
Panna district
54.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
863
−44 vs mandal average
Chadra
863
Simariya mandal
907
Household size
people per home
4.3
+0.1 vs mandal average
Chadra
4.3
Simariya mandal
4.2

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

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Chadra at a glance

Chadra is a village of 928 people in 214 households (Census 2011) in Simariya tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 64 villages in Simariya tehsil. Literacy is 40%, 14 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 863 women per 1,000 men. It lies 21 km from the Panna district centre, 43 km from Bakhleta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488442, served by Simariya post office; the LGD village code is 459186. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Semaria, 4 km away. The sarpanch is mamta bai sour, and the village votes in Hatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umadevi Lalchand Khatik. The population is estimated at 1,094 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Birasan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chadra · this village92840%
Bhagda · Bandhavgarh56343%0 km N
Chandwar · Bandhavgarh1,95558%0 km N
Chadra · Mdawara70644%0 km N
Ludhni · Simariya1,15859%2.2 km W
Simariya Garhi · Simariya5,07659%3.7 km N
Danwara · Simariya1,94857%3.8 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chadra

Treated tap water
Yes
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)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
AMANGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
28
Distance to district HQ (km)
68
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
51
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
695.4
Irrigated area (ha)
320.66
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Chadra

LGD code
459186
Pincode
488442
Post office
Simariya
Population (Census 2011)
928
Population (projected 2026)
1,094
Households
214
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
863
Literacy rate
40.0%
Coordinates
24.23471°N, 79.90482°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Damoh
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Hatta
Member of Parliament
Rahul Lodhi
Member of Legislative Assembly
Umadevi Lalchand Khatik
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
mamta bai sour
Block / Mandal
Simariya
Getting there

How to reach Chadra

Mandal centre
Simariya · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 34 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Panna · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 51 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal276 kmcapital
  • Delhi556 km
  • Hyderabad776 km
  • Kolkata883 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBakhleta43 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Semaria4 km
  • Petrol pumpAgrawal peetrol pump33 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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