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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Ravindra Bhalavi
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- LGD code
- 497136
- Pincode
- 480771
- Post office
- Ari
- Population
- 631
- Households
- 156
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Sex ratio
- 1029 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 334
Census 2011 · in context
How Batama Dehwani compares
By population, Batama Dehwani ranks #73 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.5%
+1.6% vs mandal average
- Batama Dehwani
- 64.5%
- Kurai mandal
- 62.9%
- Seoni district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,029
+20 vs mandal average
- Batama Dehwani
- 1,029
- Kurai mandal
- 1,009
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
- Batama Dehwani
- 4.0
- Kurai mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Batama Dehwani at a glance
Batama Dehwani is a village of 631 people in 156 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 73rd-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,029 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 480771, served by Ari post office; the LGD village code is 497136. The sarpanch is Ravindra Bhalavi, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 744 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Batama Dehwani
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- SEONI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 23
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 23
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 32
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 348.65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 72.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 33.45
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Batama Dehwani
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Batama Dehwani
- LGD code
- 497136
- Pincode
- 480771
- Post office
- Ari
- Population (Census 2011)
- 631
- Population (projected 2026)
- 744
- Households
- 156
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1029
- Literacy rate
- 64.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Chhindwara
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Churai
- Member of Parliament
- Vivek Kumar Sahu
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Ravindra Bhalavi
- Block / Mandal
- Kurai
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- 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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)