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September 2026
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Three ‘Capitals’ In Madhya Pradesh: The Stories Behind Ashoknagar’s Unusual Village Names
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
BS
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
brajendra singh yadav
Contact: 99****0264
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- LGD code
- 500216
- Pincode
- 473446
- Post office
- Chanderi
- Population
- 1,378
- Households
- 329
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Sex ratio
- 857 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 625
Census 2011 · in context
How Kanawata compares
By population, Kanawata ranks #25 of 111 villages in Chanderi mandal.
Literacy rate
%
54.6%
+7.5% vs mandal average
Kanawata54.6%
Chanderi mandal47.1%
Ashoknagar district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
857
−45 vs mandal average
Kanawata857
Chanderi mandal902
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.3 vs mandal average
Kanawata4.2
Chanderi mandal4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kanawata at a glance
Kanawata is a village of 1,378 people in 329 households (Census 2011) in Chanderi tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 25th-largest of 111 villages in Chanderi tehsil. Literacy is 55%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 857 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 473446, served by Chanderi post office; the LGD village code is 500216. The sarpanch is brajendra singh yadav, and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,625 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanawata
- 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)
- 10
- 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
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- CHANDERI
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 90
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 25
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,349
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 619
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kanawata
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Key facts — Kanawata
- LGD code
- 500216
- Pincode
- 473446
- Post office
- Chanderi
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,378
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,625
- Households
- 329
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 857
- Literacy rate
- 54.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mungaoli
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Brajendra Singh Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- brajendra singh yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Chanderi
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 473446
Other villages in Chanderi mandal
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- Badera
- Gora Kalan
- Vikrampur
- Nawni
- Mohanpur Chanderi
- Khanpur Chanderi
- Surel
- Thobon
- Naderi
- Hirawal
- Ramnagar
- Churari
- Sakwara
- Pandri Chanderi
- Nidanpur
- Naya Kheda
- Bamor Hurra
- Khaira
- Godhan
- Muradpur
- Jarsal
- Singhpur Chalada
- Bankalpur
- Hasari
- Kunwarpur
- Dewla Kho
- Soter
- Maholi
- Chhapara
- Toda
- Singhpur Tal
- Nanakpur
- Sirsod
- Lidhora Munjapta
- Sarsela
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, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)