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Khunt

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Barghat mandal
Pincode 480667
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Anita damindar singh parte
Contact: 83****3146
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LGD code
496931
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population
2,719
Households
622
Literacy rate
66.8%
Sex ratio
1044 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,262
Distance to district centre
69 km
Distance to mandal centre
36 km
Distance to Bhopal
272 km
Distance to Hyderabad
533 km
Nearest railway station
Bhoma · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Barghat · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Khunt compares

By population, Khunt ranks #10 of 140 villages in Barghat mandal.

Literacy rate
%
66.8%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Khunt
66.8%
Barghat mandal
66.1%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,044
+30 vs mandal average
Khunt
1,044
Barghat mandal
1,014
Household size
people per home
4.4
+0.1 vs mandal average
Khunt
4.4
Barghat mandal
4.3

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

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Khunt at a glance

Khunt is a village of 2,719 people in 622 households (Census 2011) in Barghat tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 10th-largest of 140 villages in Barghat tehsil. Literacy is 67%, about the same as the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 1,044 women per 1,000 men. It lies 69 km from the Seoni district centre, 50 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 15 km from Bhoma railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 496931. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Barghat, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Anita damindar singh parte, and the village votes in Keolari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rajneesh Harvansh Singh. The population is estimated at 3,206 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Khoot

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Khunt · this village2,71967%
Luhara · Barghat1,49667%2.2 km S
Salhe · Kurai5668%2.2 km NE
Salhe · Kurai30453%2.2 km NE
Barghat · Barghat2.8 km E
Barghat · Lalbarra38361%2.8 km E
Magarkatha · Kurai22654%3 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khunt

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
6
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
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
BARGHAT
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
530.59
Irrigated area (ha)
248.95
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Khunt

LGD code
496931
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population (Census 2011)
2,719
Population (projected 2026)
3,206
Households
622
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1044
Literacy rate
66.8%
Coordinates
22.03500°N, 79.70899°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Mandla
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Keolari
Member of Parliament
Faggan Singh Kulaste
Member of Legislative Assembly
Rajneesh Harvansh Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Anita damindar singh parte
Block / Mandal
Barghat
Getting there

How to reach Khunt

Mandal centre
Barghat · ≈ 36 km
≈ 1 h 14 min by car · 1 h 28 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 69 km
≈ 2 h 21 min by car · 2 h 48 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 50 km
≈ 1 h 42 min by car · 2 h 2 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal272 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad533 km
  • Delhi773 km
  • Mumbai784 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBhoma15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Barghat3 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil15 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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