Bhadwa observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Bhadwa ranks #23 of 113 villages in Jharda mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Bhadwa is a village of 1,284 people in 253 households (Census 2011) in Jharda tehsil, Ujjain district, Madhya Pradesh, the 23rd-largest of 113 villages in Jharda tehsil. Literacy is 45%, 3 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 954 women per 1,000 men. It lies 36 km from the Ujjain district centre, 30 km from Dag, the nearest town, 16 km from Vikramgarh Alot railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 456441, served by Jharda post office; the LGD village code is 471318. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital Alot, 14 km away. The sarpanch is LaluBai, and the village votes in Mahidpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Dinesh Jain Boss. The population is estimated at 1,514 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bhadwa →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bhadwa · this village | 1,284 | 45% | — |
| Indarpura · Berasia | 361 | 55% | 2.6 km NW |
| Indarpura · Badoda | 1,424 | 55% | 2.6 km NW |
| Indarpura · Alot | 262 | 30% | 2.6 km NW |
| Ghatiyasaindas · Jharda | 1,314 | 45% | 2.7 km W |
| Yashwantpura · Jeerapur | 149 | 28% | 3.1 km NE |
| Yashwantpura · Jharda | 367 | 35% | 3.1 km NE |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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