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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sandhya kourav
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- LGD code
- 484792
- Pincode
- 464770
- Post office
- Udaipura
- Population
- 573
- Households
- 150
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Sex ratio
- 942 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 211
- Distance to district centre
- 315 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 350 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 255 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 526 km
- Nearest railway station
- Piplia · 16 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Budha compares
By population, Budha ranks #78 of 249 villages in Silwani mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.1%
+16.3% vs mandal average
- Budha
- 73.1%
- Silwani mandal
- 56.8%
- Raisen district
- 61.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
942
+19 vs mandal average
- Budha
- 942
- Silwani mandal
- 923
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.7 vs mandal average
- Budha
- 3.8
- Silwani mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Budha at a glance
Budha is a village of 573 people in 150 households (Census 2011) in Silwani tehsil, Raisen district, Madhya Pradesh, the 78th-largest of 249 villages in Silwani tehsil. Literacy is 73%, 16 points above the tehsil average of 57% and the sex ratio is 942 women per 1,000 men. It lies 315 km from the Raisen district centre, 16 km from Piplia railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464770, served by Udaipura post office; the LGD village code is 484792. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, <1 km away. The sarpanch is sandhya kourav, and the village votes in Silwani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Devendra Patel. The population is estimated at 676 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Budha
- 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)
- 9
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- SILWANI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 99
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 11
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 187.318
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 88.5
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Budha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Budha
- LGD code
- 484792
- Pincode
- 464770
- Post office
- Udaipura
- Population (Census 2011)
- 573
- Population (projected 2026)
- 676
- Households
- 150
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 942
- Literacy rate
- 73.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.25406°N, 75.15310°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vidisha
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Silwani
- Member of Parliament
- Shivraj Singh Chauhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Devendra Patel
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- sandhya kourav
- Block / Mandal
- Silwani
Getting there
How to reach Budha
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal255 kmcapital
- Delhi526 km
- Mumbai622 km
- Hyderabad839 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationPiplia16 km
- Bus stopMandsaur Naka Bus Stop24 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital<1 km
- Petrol pumpHindustan Petroleum16 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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)