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Khatsura

खत्सुरा
Jawar mandal
Pincode 466118
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Khatsura observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Jawar mandal

The principal temple recorded for Jawar mandal is radha krishna mandir. No temple of this dedication is on record within Khatsura itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Seema Kuwar
Contact: 73****3840
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LGD code
483103
Pincode
466118
Post office
Metwada
Population
801
Households
164
Literacy rate
48.8%
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000♂
Workers
421
Census 2011 · in context

How Khatsura compares

By population, Khatsura ranks #50 of 99 villages in Jawar mandal.

Literacy rate
%
48.8%
−6.8% vs mandal average
Khatsura
48.8%
Jawar mandal
55.6%
Sehore district
59.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+29 vs mandal average
Khatsura
958
Jawar mandal
929
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.1 vs mandal average
Khatsura
4.9
Jawar mandal
4.8

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

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Khatsura at a glance

Khatsura is a village of 801 people in 164 households (Census 2011) in Jawar tehsil, Sehore district, Madhya Pradesh, the 50th-largest of 99 villages in Jawar tehsil. Literacy is 49%, 7 points below the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 466118, served by Metwada post office; the LGD village code is 483103. The sarpanch is Seema Kuwar, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 944 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khatsura

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)
14
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
2
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
JAWAR
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
78
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
12
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
410.08
Irrigated area (ha)
174.16
Forest area (ha)
61.24

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

Notice board · Khatsura

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Khatsura

LGD code
483103
Pincode
466118
Post office
Metwada
Population (Census 2011)
801
Population (projected 2026)
944
Households
164
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
958
Literacy rate
48.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Dewas
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ashta
Member of Parliament
Mahendra Solanki
Member of Legislative Assembly
Gopal Singh Engineer
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Seema Kuwar
Block / Mandal
Jawar
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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