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Guruwahi

गुरूवाही
Manpur mandal
Pincode 484664
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Guruwahi observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Manpur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Manpur mandal is Sankat Mochan Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Guruwahi itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Madhya Pradesh

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Village snapshot

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Krisnapal Singh
Contact: 83****8173
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LGD code
467958
Pincode
484664
Post office
Bandhavgarh National Park
Population
731
Households
176
Literacy rate
53.4%
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000♂
Workers
386
Census 2011 · in context

How Guruwahi compares

By population, Guruwahi ranks #112 of 229 villages in Manpur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
53.4%
−1.1% vs mandal average
Guruwahi
53.4%
Manpur mandal
54.5%
Umaria district
55.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
939
−17 vs mandal average
Guruwahi
939
Manpur mandal
956
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
Guruwahi
4.2
Manpur mandal
4.4

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

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Guruwahi at a glance

Guruwahi is a village of 731 people in 176 households (Census 2011) in Manpur tehsil, Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh, the 112th-largest of 229 villages in Manpur tehsil. Literacy is 53%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 939 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 484664, served by Bandhavgarh National Park post office; the LGD village code is 467958. The sarpanch is Krisnapal Singh, and the village votes in Vijayraghavgarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sanjay Satyendra Pathak. The population is estimated at 862 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Guruwahi

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)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
UMARIA
Distance to nearest town (km)
40
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
822.67
Irrigated area (ha)
12.5
Forest area (ha)
695.94

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

Notice board · Guruwahi

No notices this week

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

Key facts — Guruwahi

LGD code
467958
Pincode
484664
Post office
Bandhavgarh National Park
Population (Census 2011)
731
Population (projected 2026)
862
Households
176
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
939
Literacy rate
53.4%
Lok Sabha constituency
Khajuraho
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Vijayraghavgarh
Member of Parliament
V. D. Sharma
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sanjay Satyendra Pathak
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Krisnapal Singh
Block / Mandal
Manpur
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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