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Chanwara

Ratlam mandal
Pincode 457001
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
shree mati bhuri bai
Contact: 98****3855
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LGD code
470940
Pincode
457001
Post office
Ratlam City
Population
908
Households
170
Literacy rate
26.5%
Sex ratio
970 ♀/1000♂
Workers
436
Distance to district centre
41 km
Distance to mandal centre
21 km
Distance to Bhopal
250 km
Distance to Mumbai
507 km
Nearest railway station
Bildi · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aashirwad Hospital · 8 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chanwara compares

By population, Chanwara ranks #80 of 115 villages in Ratlam mandal.

Literacy rate
%
26.5%
−28.9% vs mandal average
Chanwara
26.5%
Ratlam mandal
55.4%
Ratlam district
56.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
970
+5 vs mandal average
Chanwara
970
Ratlam mandal
965
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.3 vs mandal average
Chanwara
5.3
Ratlam mandal
5.0

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

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Chanwara at a glance

Chanwara is a village of 908 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Ratlam tehsil, Ratlam district, Madhya Pradesh, the 80th-largest of 115 villages in Ratlam tehsil. Literacy is 27%, 29 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 970 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Ratlam district centre, 6 km from Bildi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 457001, served by Ratlam City post office; the LGD village code is 470940. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aashirwad Hospital, 8 km away. The sarpanch is shree mati bhuri bai. The population is estimated at 1,071 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lalguwadi

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chanwara · this village90827%
Chhayan · Ratlam1,56457%1.7 km SE
Chhayan · Meghnagar1,30636%1.7 km SE
Sanwri Kheda · Ratlam3644%1.7 km E
Undwa · Mundi3.5 km E
Undwa · Petlawad14114%3.5 km E
Badiya · Raoti77420%3.7 km NW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chanwara

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
12
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RATLAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
25
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
351.62
Irrigated area (ha)
6.63
Forest area (ha)
45.34

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

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Key facts — Chanwara

LGD code
470940
Pincode
457001
Post office
Ratlam City
Population (Census 2011)
908
Population (projected 2026)
1,071
Households
170
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
970
Literacy rate
26.5%
Coordinates
23.19991°N, 74.96712°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ratlam
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ratlam Rural
Member of Parliament
Anita Nagar Singh Chouhan
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
shree mati bhuri bai
Block / Mandal
Ratlam
Getting there

How to reach Chanwara

Mandal centre
Ratlam · ≈ 21 km
≈ 43 min by car · 52 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ratlam · ≈ 41 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal250 kmcapital
  • Mumbai507 km
  • Delhi642 km
  • Hyderabad743 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBildi6 km
  • Hospital / PHCAashirwad Hospital8 km
  • CollegePrincipal's Bungalow49 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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