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Ludhaya

लुधया
Chanderi mandal
Pincode 473446
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temples near Ludhaya

  • Gupta Temple · 2.7 km
  • Gupta Dashavatar Temple · 2.7 km
  • Dashavatara Temple, Deogarh · 2.7 km

Named places of worship on record

Temple in Chanderi mandal

The principal temple recorded for Chanderi mandal is Lakshman Mandir Temple. No temple of this dedication is on record within Ludhaya 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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Balvir Singh Yadav
Contact: 87****2243
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LGD code
500223
Pincode
473446
Post office
Chanderi
Population
755
Households
170
Literacy rate
50.6%
Sex ratio
846 ♀/1000♂
Workers
219
Distance to district centre
42 km
Distance to mandal centre
22 km
Distance to Bhopal
165 km
Distance to Delhi
464 km
Nearest railway station
Jakhalaun · 12 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
K.G. Hospital · 20 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Ludhaya compares

By population, Ludhaya ranks #46 of 111 villages in Chanderi mandal.

Literacy rate
%
50.6%
+3.5% vs mandal average
Ludhaya50.6%
Chanderi mandal47.1%
Ashoknagar district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
846
−56 vs mandal average
Ludhaya846
Chanderi mandal902
Household size
people per home
4.4
−0.1 vs mandal average
Ludhaya4.4
Chanderi mandal4.5

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

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Ludhaya at a glance

Ludhaya is a village of 755 people in 170 households (Census 2011) in Chanderi tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 46th-largest of 111 villages in Chanderi tehsil. Literacy is 51%, 4 points above the tehsil average of 47% and the sex ratio is 846 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 27 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 12 km from Jakhalaun railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473446, served by Chanderi post office; the LGD village code is 500223. The nearest hospital or health centre is K.G. Hospital, 20 km away. The sarpanch is Balvir Singh Yadav, and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 890 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Ludhaya · this village75551%—
Deogarh · Lalitpur78341%2.6 km SE
Deogarh · Talera34220%2.6 km SE
Deogarh · Balesar94839%2.6 km SE
Deogarh · Guna79032%2.6 km SE
Deogarh · Ashta743%2.6 km SE
Deogarh · Mania59950%2.6 km SE

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Ludhaya

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
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
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
CHANDERI
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
70
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
45
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
1,323.67
Irrigated area (ha)
107.61
Forest area (ha)
262.7

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 — Ludhaya

LGD code
500223
Pincode
473446
Post office
Chanderi
Population (Census 2011)
755
Population (projected 2026)
890
Households
170
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
846
Literacy rate
50.6%
Coordinates
24.54450°N, 78.22144°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Guna
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mungaoli
Member of Parliament
Jyotiraditya Scindia
Member of Legislative Assembly
Brajendra Singh Yadav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Balvir Singh Yadav
Block / Mandal
Chanderi
Getting there

How to reach Ludhaya

Mandal centre
Chanderi · ≈ 22 km
≈ 45 min by car · 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ashoknagar · ≈ 42 km
≈ 1 h 25 min by car · 1 h 41 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,828 people
Jakhalon · ≈ 27 km
≈ 55 min by car · 1 h 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal165 kmcapital
  • Delhi464 km
  • Hyderabad797 km
  • Mumbai821 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationJakhalaun12 km
  • Hospital / PHCK.G. Hospital20 km
  • ATM / bankBank of Baroda25 km
  • Petrol pumpIndianOIL26 km
  • CollegeD.I.E.T Lalitpur26 km
  • Police stationmahila police thana26 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Ludhaya

8 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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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, 2026-09-25
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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