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Dhutera

धुतेरा
Kurai mandal
Pincode 480994
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Smt Lalita Uikey
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LGD code
497087
Pincode
480994
Post office
Keolari
Population
646
Households
169
Literacy rate
57%
Sex ratio
1091 ♀/1000♂
Workers
383
Distance to district centre
83 km
Distance to mandal centre
25 km
Distance to Bhopal
260 km
Distance to Hyderabad
507 km
Nearest railway station
Seoni · 27 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Rai Hospital · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Dhutera compares

By population, Dhutera ranks #71 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
57.0%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Dhutera
57.0%
Kurai mandal
62.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,091
+82 vs mandal average
Dhutera
1,091
Kurai mandal
1,009
Household size
people per home
3.8
−0.6 vs mandal average
Dhutera
3.8
Kurai mandal
4.4

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

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Dhutera at a glance

Dhutera is a village of 646 people in 169 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 71st-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 57%, 6 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,091 women per 1,000 men. It lies 83 km from the Seoni district centre, 43 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 27 km from Seoni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480994, served by Keolari post office; the LGD village code is 497087. The nearest hospital or health centre is Rai Hospital, 16 km away. The sarpanch is Smt Lalita Uikey, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 762 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhutera

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Dhutera

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)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
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
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
39
Distance to district HQ (km)
39
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
509.5
Irrigated area (ha)
24.93
Forest area (ha)
75.24

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

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Key facts — Dhutera

LGD code
497087
Pincode
480994
Post office
Keolari
Population (Census 2011)
646
Population (projected 2026)
762
Households
169
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1091
Literacy rate
57.0%
Coordinates
21.85276°N, 79.43697°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Chhindwara
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Churai
Member of Parliament
Vivek Kumar Sahu
Member of Legislative Assembly
Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Smt Lalita Uikey
Block / Mandal
Kurai
Getting there

How to reach Dhutera

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 25 km
≈ 51 min by car · 1 h by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 83 km
≈ 2 h 50 min by car · 3 h 21 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal260 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad507 km
  • Mumbai750 km
  • Delhi784 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSeoni27 km
  • Hospital / PHCRai Hospital16 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil14 km
  • CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri Junior College, Baburwada57 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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