Thikri observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Thikri ranks #44 of 87 villages in Budni mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Thikri is a village of 580 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Budni tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 44th-largest of 87 villages in Budni tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 61% and the sex ratio is 927 women per 1,000 men. It lies 95 km from the Sehore district centre, 22 km from Guramkhedi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 466446, served by Rehti post office; the LGD village code is 483518. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, 18 km away. The sarpanch is harish rajput. The population is estimated at 684 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thikri · this village | 580 | 62% | — |
| Jontala · Budni | 2,147 | 63% | 2.4 km NE |
| Kheri Silgena · Budni | 1,552 | 61% | 3.1 km W |
| Sultannagar · Badi | 672 | 78% | 3.2 km E |
| Nonbhet · Budni | 608 | 53% | 3.6 km SE |
| Dehri · Budni | 683 | 62% | 4.3 km SE |
| Khitwai · Budni | 812 | 73% | 4.4 km NW |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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