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Gwari

Kurai mandal
Pincode 480661
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Vijesh Dhurve
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LGD code
497068
Pincode
480661
Post office
Seoni Barapathar
Population
1,183
Households
238
Literacy rate
61.9%
Sex ratio
1036 ♀/1000♂
Workers
570
Distance to district centre
75 km
Distance to mandal centre
15 km
Distance to Bhopal
250 km
Distance to Hyderabad
512 km
Nearest railway station
Seoni · 25 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gopalganj · 18 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gwari compares

By population, Gwari ranks #17 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
61.9%
−1.0% vs mandal average
Gwari
61.9%
Kurai mandal
62.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,036
+27 vs mandal average
Gwari
1,036
Kurai mandal
1,009
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.6 vs mandal average
Gwari
5.0
Kurai mandal
4.4

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

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Gwari at a glance

Gwari is a village of 1,183 people in 238 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 17th-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 62%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,036 women per 1,000 men. It lies 75 km from the Seoni district centre, 53 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 25 km from Seoni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480661, served by Seoni Barapathar post office; the LGD village code is 497068. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gopalganj, 18 km away. The sarpanch is Vijesh Dhurve, and the village votes in Churai assembly constituency, represented by MLA Choudhary Sujeet Mersingh. The population is estimated at 1,395 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gwari

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
1
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
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
38
Distance to district HQ (km)
38
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
28
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
466.38
Irrigated area (ha)
156.04
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Gwari

LGD code
497068
Pincode
480661
Post office
Seoni Barapathar
Population (Census 2011)
1,183
Population (projected 2026)
1,395
Households
238
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1036
Literacy rate
61.9%
Coordinates
21.91877°N, 79.36644°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
Vijesh Dhurve
Block / Mandal
Kurai
Getting there

How to reach Gwari

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 15 km
≈ 32 min by car · 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 75 km
≈ 2 h 35 min by car · 3 h 4 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 53 km
≈ 1 h 49 min by car · 2 h 9 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal250 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad512 km
  • Mumbai746 km
  • Delhi775 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSeoni25 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gopalganj18 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil18 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, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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