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Kathri

कठरी
Basoda mandal
Pincode 464221
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Umed Singh
Contact: 84****4764
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LGD code
481228
Pincode
464221
Post office
Ganjbasoda
Population
357
Households
87
Literacy rate
58.8%
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000♂
Workers
205
Distance to district centre
17 km
Distance to mandal centre
8 km
Distance to Bhopal
91 km
Distance to Delhi
536 km
Nearest railway station
Raukheri · 6 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Aastha Hospital · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kathri compares

By population, Kathri ranks #127 of 183 villages in Basoda mandal.

Literacy rate
%
58.8%
+0.7% vs mandal average
Kathri
58.8%
Basoda mandal
58.1%
Vidisha district
59.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
889
Same as the mandal average
Kathri
889
Basoda mandal
889
Household size
people per home
4.1
−0.7 vs mandal average
Kathri
4.1
Basoda mandal
4.8

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

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Kathri at a glance

Kathri is a village of 357 people in 87 households (Census 2011) in Basoda tehsil, Vidisha district, Madhya Pradesh, the 127th-largest of 183 villages in Basoda tehsil. Literacy is 59%, about the same as the tehsil average of 58% and the sex ratio is 889 women per 1,000 men. It lies 17 km from the Vidisha district centre, 52 km from Khimlasa, the nearest town, 6 km from Raukheri railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 464221, served by Ganjbasoda post office; the LGD village code is 481228. The nearest hospital or health centre is Aastha Hospital, 9 km away. The sarpanch is Umed Singh, and the village votes in Basoda assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hari Singh Raghuwanshi (Badda). The population is estimated at 421 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kathri · this village35759%
Kathri · Sarada1,22452%0 km N
Akadonda · Basoda28576%1.4 km NW
Chhipni · Basoda56347%2 km E
Khurseni · Basoda25445%2 km E
Syari · Datia75256%2.3 km S
Syari · Basoda63664%2.3 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kathri

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)
8
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
Yes
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BASODA
Distance to nearest town (km)
14
Distance to district HQ (km)
61
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
14
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
280.4
Irrigated area (ha)
53.06
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Kathri

LGD code
481228
Pincode
464221
Post office
Ganjbasoda
Population (Census 2011)
357
Population (projected 2026)
421
Households
87
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
889
Literacy rate
58.8%
Coordinates
23.85142°N, 78.03220°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Basoda
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hari Singh Raghuwanshi (Badda)
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Umed Singh
Block / Mandal
Basoda
Getting there

How to reach Kathri

Mandal centre
Basoda · ≈ 7.6 km
≈ 16 min by car · 18 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vidisha · ≈ 17 km
≈ 35 min by car · 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,333 people
Khimlasa · ≈ 52 km
≈ 1 h 46 min by car · 2 h 6 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal91 kmcapital
  • Delhi536 km
  • Hyderabad721 km
  • Mumbai752 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRaukheri6 km
  • Hospital / PHCAastha Hospital9 km
  • ATM / bankBAJAJ Finance Limited37 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol pump Sagar Naka Khurai37 km
  • CollegeGov. Degree College. Khurai36 km
  • Police stationPolice Station Khurai37 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, 2026-09-10
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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