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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Bhagwandas Uikey
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- LGD code
- 495780
- Pincode
- 480888
- Post office
- Dhuma
- Population
- 312
- Households
- 71
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Sex ratio
- 987 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 238
Census 2011 · in context
How Jam Khar compares
By population, Jam Khar ranks #243 of 287 villages in Lakhnadon mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.3%
+2.2% vs mandal average
- Jam Khar
- 58.3%
- Lakhnadon mandal
- 56.1%
- Seoni district
- 62.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
987
+8 vs mandal average
- Jam Khar
- 987
- Lakhnadon mandal
- 979
Household size
people per home
4.4
Same as the mandal average
- Jam Khar
- 4.4
- Lakhnadon mandal
- 4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Jam Khar at a glance
Jam Khar is a village of 312 people in 71 households (Census 2011) in Lakhnadon tehsil, Seoni district, Madhya Pradesh, the 243rd-largest of 287 villages in Lakhnadon tehsil. Literacy is 58%, 2 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 987 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 480888, served by Dhuma post office; the LGD village code is 495780. The sarpanch is Bhagwandas Uikey, and the village votes in Gotegaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Nagesh. The population is estimated at 368 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Chiraru →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jam Khar · this village | 312 | 58% | — |
| Chhiraru · Lakhnadon | 666 | 51% | — |
| Jhalon Ryt. · Lakhnadon | 349 | 43% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Jam Khar
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- 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
- LAKHNADON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 47
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 107
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 47
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 176.87
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 33.33
- Forest area (ha)
- 28.58
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Jam Khar
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Jam Khar
- LGD code
- 495780
- Pincode
- 480888
- Post office
- Dhuma
- Population (Census 2011)
- 312
- Population (projected 2026)
- 368
- Households
- 71
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 987
- Literacy rate
- 58.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Mandla
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Gotegaon
- Member of Parliament
- Faggan Singh Kulaste
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Mahendra Nagesh
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Bhagwandas Uikey
- Block / Mandal
- Lakhnadon
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 480888
- DhumaLakhnadon mandal5,314 pop
- DorlichhatarpurSeoni Nagar mandal4,369 pop
- LugharwadaSeoni Nagar mandal2,426 pop
- HatnapurSeoni mandal2,385 pop
- Binjhawada Ryt.Seoni Nagar mandal2,240 pop
- MarjhorSeoni Nagar mandal1,892 pop
- Dhan Kakadi MalLakhnadon mandal1,884 pop
- JaitpurkalanSeoni mandal1,819 pop
- BordaiSeoni Nagar mandal1,717 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Jam Khar
Other villages in Lakhnadon mandal
View all 60+ →- Adegaon
- Dhuma
- Patan
- Khamariya Gosai
- Madhi
- Khakhariya
- Ganeshganj
- Dhan Kakadi Mal
- Sirmangni
- Nagan Deori
- Sihora
- Bamhanwada
- Dargada
- Shikara
- Sirolipar
- Patha Deori Mal
- Jowa Ryt.
- Hinotiya Ryt.
- Sanai Dongari
- Ghurwada
- Gangai
- Jowa
- Bhilma
- Mohgaon Kalan
- Lingpani
- Suhagpur
- Baigapipariya Mal
- Pathar Kathi Ryt.
- Chargaon Ryt.
- Sahajpuri
- Purwa
- Khamariya (Gujar)
- Khoot Khamariya
- Baigapipariya Ryt.
- Machwada
- Rahlon Kalan
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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)