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Ex-CM Uma Bharti renews call for total alcohol prohibition in Madhya Pradesh after Sagar hooch tragedy
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
awadhnaresh
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- LGD code
- 460425
- Pincode
- 470340
- Population
- 801
- Households
- 170
- Literacy rate
- 32.8%
- Sex ratio
- 858 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 237
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 40 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 190 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 535 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ganeshganj · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt hospital banda Sagar M P · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nihani compares
By population, Nihani ranks #50 of 128 villages in Shahgarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
32.8%
−21.2% vs mandal average
Nihani32.8%
Shahgarh mandal54.0%
Sagar district65.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
858
−16 vs mandal average
Nihani858
Shahgarh mandal874
Household size
people per home
4.7
+0.3 vs mandal average
Nihani4.7
Shahgarh mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nihani at a glance
Nihani is a village of 801 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Shahgarh tehsil, Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 128 villages in Shahgarh tehsil. Literacy is 33%, 21 points below the tehsil average of 54% and the sex ratio is 858 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Sagar district centre, 57 km from Malthon, the nearest town, 22 km from Ganeshganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 470340; the LGD village code is 460425. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt hospital banda Sagar M P, 9 km away. The sarpanch is awadhnaresh . The population is estimated at 944 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nihani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- BANDA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 15
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 40
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 373.5
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20
- Forest area (ha)
- 12.6
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Nihani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Nihani
- LGD code
- 460425
- Pincode
- 470340
- Population (Census 2011)
- 801
- Population (projected 2026)
- 944
- Households
- 170
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 858
- Literacy rate
- 32.8%
- Coordinates
- 24.09177°N, 79.03938°E
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- awadhnaresh
- Block / Mandal
- Shahgarh
Getting there
How to reach Nihani
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal190 kmcapital
- Delhi535 km
- Hyderabad748 km
- Mumbai846 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationGaneshganj22 km
- Bus stopBus Stend10 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt hospital banda Sagar M P9 km
- ATM / bankCentral Bank Of India9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil Petrol Pump10 km
- CollegeAcharya Shri Vidhyasagar Public School8 km
- Police stationBaheriya Police Station31 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-15
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)