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Loras Kalan

Ashta mandal
Pincode 466116
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramesh
Contact: 75****7152
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LGD code
482971
Pincode
466116
Post office
Ashta
Population
759
Households
147
Literacy rate
55.3%
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000♂
Workers
383
Distance to district centre
39 km
Distance to mandal centre
6 km
Distance to Bhopal
73 km
Distance to Mumbai
599 km
Nearest railway station
Jabri · 28 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Loras Kalan compares

By population, Loras Kalan ranks #99 of 195 villages in Ashta mandal.

Literacy rate
%
55.3%
−2.2% vs mandal average
Loras Kalan
55.3%
Ashta mandal
57.5%
Sehore district
59.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
971
+44 vs mandal average
Loras Kalan
971
Ashta mandal
927
Household size
people per home
5.2
+0.3 vs mandal average
Loras Kalan
5.2
Ashta mandal
4.9

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

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Loras Kalan at a glance

Loras Kalan is a village of 759 people in 147 households (Census 2011) in Ashta tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 99th-largest of 195 villages in Ashta tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 971 women per 1,000 men. It lies 39 km from the Sehore district centre, 55 km from Kurawar, the nearest town, 28 km from Jabri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466116, served by Ashta post office; the LGD village code is 482971. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is ramesh, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 895 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Lonras Kalan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Loras Kalan · this village75955%
Hirapur · Ashta1,47554%1.5 km N
Hirapur · Hatpiplya28447%1.5 km N
Hirapur · Udaynagar1,06538%1.5 km N
Tanda · Ashta68669%2.3 km SE
Chhapar · Ashta1,57460%2.2 km E
Hakimabad · Ashta1,64164%2.5 km SW

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Loras Kalan

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ASHTA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
57
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
406.54
Irrigated area (ha)
175.16
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Loras Kalan

LGD code
482971
Pincode
466116
Post office
Ashta
Population (Census 2011)
759
Population (projected 2026)
895
Households
147
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
971
Literacy rate
55.3%
Coordinates
23.10177°N, 76.71799°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Dewas
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ashta
Member of Parliament
Mahendra Solanki
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gopal Singh Engineer
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramesh
Block / Mandal
Ashta
Getting there

How to reach Loras Kalan

Mandal centre
Ashta · ≈ 5.5 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sehore · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 20 min by car · 1 h 35 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,917 people
Kurawar · ≈ 55 km
≈ 1 h 53 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal73 kmcapital
  • Mumbai599 km
  • Delhi615 km
  • Hyderabad662 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJabri28 km
  • Bus stoppurana bus station9 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment Hospital9 km
  • Petrol pumpmukati petrol pump9 km
  • CollegeVITB Multi-purpose Hall14 km
  • Police stationSikandar bazaar police station9 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, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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