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Village snapshot
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Arti bai
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- LGD code
- 484112
- Pincode
- 464881
- Post office
- Begumganj
- Population
- 660
- Households
- 114
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Sex ratio
- 891 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 303
- Distance to district centre
- 30 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 12 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 99 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 584 km
- Nearest railway station
- Gulabhganj · 51 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CH Begamganj · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karhola compares
By population, Karhola ranks #63 of 226 villages in Begamganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.9%
+1.5% vs mandal average
- Karhola
- 62.9%
- Begamganj mandal
- 61.4%
- Raisen district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
891
+7 vs mandal average
- Karhola
- 891
- Begamganj mandal
- 884
Household size
people per home
5.8
+1.2 vs mandal average
- Karhola
- 5.8
- Begamganj mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karhola at a glance
Karhola is a village of 660 people in 114 households (Census 2011) in Begamganj tehsil, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, the 63rd-largest of 226 villages in Begamganj tehsil. Literacy is 63%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. It lies 30 km from the Raisen district centre, 51 km from Gulabhganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464881, served by Begumganj post office; the LGD village code is 484112. The nearest hospital or health centre is CH Begamganj, 15 km away. The sarpanch is Arti bai, and the village votes in Silwani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Patel. The population is estimated at 778 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karhola
- 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)
- 15
- Power hours (winter)
- 15
- 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
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BEGAMGANJ
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 22
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 78
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 22
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 482.26
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 140.45
- Forest area (ha)
- 88.37
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karhola
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karhola
- LGD code
- 484112
- Pincode
- 464881
- Post office
- Begumganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 660
- Population (projected 2026)
- 778
- Households
- 114
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 891
- Literacy rate
- 62.9%
- Coordinates
- 23.46705°N, 78.35642°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vidisha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Silwani
- Member of Parliament
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Arti bai
- Block / Mandal
- Begamganj
Getting there
How to reach Karhola
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal99 kmcapital
- Delhi584 km
- Hyderabad676 km
- Mumbai749 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGulabhganj51 km
- Hospital / PHCCH Begamganj15 km
- ATM / bankMadhyanchal Gramin Bank Kiosk28 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil28 km
- CollegeGynodaya Mahavidyalaya28 km
- Police stationPolice Control Room Edit58 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 464881
- BeerpurBegamganj mandal1,987 pop
- SunehraBegamganj mandal1,784 pop
- Bargawan MunzaptaBegamganj mandal1,557 pop
- Madkheda Tappa SunheraBegamganj mandal1,523 pop
- RajpuraGairatganj mandal1,489 pop
- Khajuriya BaramadgadhiBegamganj mandal1,424 pop
- Umarhari Ta.SilwaniBegamganj mandal1,284 pop
- KokalpurBegamganj mandal1,281 pop
- TehriGairatganj mandal1,266 pop
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- Naigadhiya
- Umarhari Ta.Silwani
- Kokalpur
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- Bhureru
- Sumer
- Udka
- Mahua Kheda Kalan
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- Padajhir
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- Mahgawan Tappa Sunhera
- Kasba Chouka
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- Hapsili
- Kunda
- Pipaliya Bicholi
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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, 2026-09-17
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)