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Panjra

पंजरा
Kurai mandal
Pincode 480667
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Smt Lalita Uikey
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LGD code
497086
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population
213
Households
50
Literacy rate
63.8%
Sex ratio
1088 ♀/1000♂
Workers
64
Distance to district centre
80 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Bhopal
258 km
Distance to Hyderabad
509 km
Nearest railway station
Seoni · 26 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital,Gopalganj · 16 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Panjra compares

By population, Panjra ranks #155 of 186 villages in Kurai mandal.

Literacy rate
%
63.8%
+0.9% vs mandal average
Panjra
63.8%
Kurai mandal
62.9%
Seoni district
62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,088
+79 vs mandal average
Panjra
1,088
Kurai mandal
1,009
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Panjra
4.3
Kurai mandal
4.4

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

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Panjra at a glance

Panjra is a village of 213 people in 50 households (Census 2011) in Kurai tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 155th-largest of 186 villages in Kurai tehsil. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the tehsil average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,088 women per 1,000 men. It lies 80 km from the Seoni district centre, 45 km from Ashti, the nearest town, 26 km from Seoni railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 480667, served by Barghat post office; the LGD village code is 497086. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital,Gopalganj, 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 251 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Panjra · this village21364%
Sindariya · Kurai56063%1.4 km E
Dhutera · Kurai64657%2.6 km SE
Patrai · Kurai82657%2.9 km E
Chikhla · Kurai30255%5.1 km NE
Sarrahirri · Kurai80052%5 km W
Alesur · Sausar29365%5.9 km E

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Panjra

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
Yes
Hand pump
No
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
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
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
SEONI
Distance to nearest town (km)
37
Distance to district HQ (km)
37
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
27
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
254.85
Irrigated area (ha)
5.35
Forest area (ha)
79.33

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

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Key facts — Panjra

LGD code
497086
Pincode
480667
Post office
Barghat
Population (Census 2011)
213
Population (projected 2026)
251
Households
50
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1088
Literacy rate
63.8%
Coordinates
21.87259°N, 79.42404°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 Panjra

Mandal centre
Kurai · ≈ 22 km
≈ 46 min by car · 54 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Seoni · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 45 min by car · 3 h 16 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,936 people
Ashti · ≈ 45 km
≈ 1 h 33 min by car · 1 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal258 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad509 km
  • Mumbai749 km
  • Delhi782 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationSeoni26 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital,Gopalganj16 km
  • Petrol pumpIndian Oil16 km
  • CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri Junior College, Baburwada58 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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