By population, Danwara ranks #8 of 64 villages in Simariya mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Danwara is a village of 1,948 people in 459 households (Census 2011) in Simariya tehsil, Panna district, Madhya Pradesh, the 8th-largest of 64 villages in Simariya tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 919 women per 1,000 men. It lies 24 km from the Panna district centre, 39 km from Bakhleta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 488442, served by Simariya post office; the LGD village code is 459188. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Mohandra, 5 km away. The sarpanch is giddi bai yadav, and the village votes in Hatta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Umadevi Lalchand Khatik. The population is estimated at 2,297 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Danwara →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danwara · this village | 1,948 | 57% | — |
| Dhanwahi · Bandhavgarh | 1,042 | 50% | 0.1 km SE |
| Dhanhari · Bandhavgarh | 246 | 50% | 0.1 km SE |
| Padaria Kalan · Pawai | 2,370 | 62% | 2.8 km E |
| Padaria Kalan · Marihan | 2,786 | 40% | 2.8 km E |
| Padaria Kalan · Simariya | 2,120 | 54% | 2.8 km E |
| Bichua · Bandhavgarh | 358 | 40% | 3 km SW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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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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