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Gajhet

गजहेट
Pohri mandal
Pincode 473775
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
urmila adiwasi
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LGD code
455178
Pincode
473775
Post office
Pohari
Population
105
Households
17
Literacy rate
34.3%
Sex ratio
721 ♀/1000♂
Workers
24
Distance to district centre
65 km
Distance to mandal centre
24 km
Distance to Bhopal
245 km
Distance to Delhi
351 km
Nearest railway station
Rayshree · 42 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital Pohari · 23 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gajhet compares

By population, Gajhet ranks #131 of 140 villages in Pohri mandal.

Literacy rate
%
34.3%
−13.2% vs mandal average
Gajhet
34.3%
Pohri mandal
47.5%
Shivpuri district
52.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
721
−166 vs mandal average
Gajhet
721
Pohri mandal
887
Household size
people per home
6.2
+1.5 vs mandal average
Gajhet
6.2
Pohri mandal
4.7

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

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Gajhet at a glance

Gajhet is a village of 105 people in 17 households (Census 2011) in Pohri tehsil, Shivpuri district, Madhya Pradesh, the 131st-largest of 140 villages in Pohri tehsil. Literacy is 34%, 13 points below the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 721 women per 1,000 men. It lies 65 km from the Shivpuri district centre, 14 km from Karahal, the nearest town, 42 km from Rayshree railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473775, served by Pohari post office; the LGD village code is 455178. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Pohari, 23 km away. The sarpanch is urmila adiwasi, and the village votes in Kolaras assembly constituency, represented by MLA Mahendra Ramsingh Yadav Khatora. The population is estimated at 124 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Mahaloni

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gajhet · this village10534%
Mahloni · Pohri1,68934%4.7 km S
Mahadeva · Aurai54160%4.5 km NE
Mahadeva · Bhanpur2100%4.5 km NE
Mahadeva · Harraiya13842%4.5 km NE
Mahadeva · Harraiya55865%4.5 km NE
Mahadeva · Maharajganj2,38657%4.5 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gajhet

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)
6
Power hours (winter)
6
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
SHIVPURI
Distance to nearest town (km)
70
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
35
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
133
Irrigated area (ha)
39
Forest area (ha)
4

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

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Key facts — Gajhet

LGD code
455178
Pincode
473775
Post office
Pohari
Population (Census 2011)
105
Population (projected 2026)
124
Households
17
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
721
Literacy rate
34.3%
Coordinates
25.45652°N, 77.18222°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kolaras
Member of Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Mahendra Ramsingh Yadav Khatora
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
urmila adiwasi
Block / Mandal
Pohri
Getting there

How to reach Gajhet

Mandal centre
Pohri · ≈ 24 km
≈ 48 min by car · 57 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Shivpuri · ≈ 65 km
≈ 2 h 14 min by car · 2 h 39 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,790 people
Karahal · ≈ 14 km
≈ 28 min by car · 33 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal245 kmcapital
  • Delhi351 km
  • Mumbai836 km
  • Hyderabad908 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRayshree42 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital Pohari23 km
  • Collegegyandeep college54 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, 2026-09-15
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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