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Revenue village·Kusmi tehsil·Sidhi

Chaphal

चफल
Kusmi mandal
Pincode 486669
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Chaphal observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BANSHLAL SINGH
Contact: 94****4240
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LGD code
503323
Pincode
486669
Post office
Madwas
Population
35
Households
6
Literacy rate
37.1%
Sex ratio
591 ♀/1000♂
Workers
19
Distance to district centre
94 km
Distance to mandal centre
89 km
Distance to Bhopal
478 km
Distance to Kolkata
661 km
Nearest railway station
Sursaraighat Jhara · 17 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Amrit Hospital · 31 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chaphal compares

By population, Chaphal ranks #129 of 138 villages in Kusmi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
37.1%
−10.9% vs mandal average
Chaphal
37.1%
Kusmi mandal
48.0%
Sidhi district
53.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
591
−379 vs mandal average
Chaphal
591
Kusmi mandal
970
Household size
people per home
5.8
+1.5 vs mandal average
Chaphal
5.8
Kusmi mandal
4.3

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

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Chaphal at a glance

Chaphal is a village of 35 people in 6 households (Census 2011) in Kusmi tehsil, Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh, the 129th-largest of 138 villages in Kusmi tehsil. Literacy is 37%, 11 points below the tehsil average of 48% and the sex ratio is 591 women per 1,000 men. It lies 94 km from the Sidhi district centre, 17 km from Sursaraighat Jhara railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 486669, served by Madwas post office; the LGD village code is 503323. The nearest hospital or health centre is Amrit Hospital, 31 km away. The sarpanch is BANSHLAL SINGH. The population is estimated at 41 in 2026, up 17% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chaphal · this village3537%
Beldiha · Kusmi32538%5.1 km N
Manwari · Kusmi11151%7.6 km NW
Butu · Kusmi21545%10.5 km NE
Ghatitola · Kusmi25445%11.1 km NE
Amrola · Kusmi32626%10.9 km E
Gadwahi · Kusmi20550%11.8 km NE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chaphal

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
No
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
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
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
MAJHAULI
Distance to nearest town (km)
89
Distance to district HQ (km)
96
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
26
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
19.78
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chaphal

LGD code
503323
Pincode
486669
Post office
Madwas
Population (Census 2011)
35
Population (projected 2026)
41
Households
6
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
591
Literacy rate
37.1%
Coordinates
23.87869°N, 82.05220°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Sidhi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Beohari
Member of Parliament
Rajesh Mishra
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BANSHLAL SINGH
Block / Mandal
Kusmi
Getting there

How to reach Chaphal

Mandal centre
Kusmi · ≈ 89 km
≈ 3 h 2 min by car · 3 h 36 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Sidhi · ≈ 94 km
≈ 3 h 14 min by car · 3 h 50 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal478 kmcapital
  • Kolkata661 km
  • Delhi714 km
  • Hyderabad812 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
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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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