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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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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
KK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
KULVINDAR KAUR
Contact: 76****5740
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- LGD code
- 500091
- Pincode
- 473331
- Post office
- Ashoknagar Collectorate
- Population
- 387
- Households
- 63
- Literacy rate
- 63.8%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 116
- Distance to district centre
- 25 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 170 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 436 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ashok Nagar · 22 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Govt. Hospital · 17 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Karondi compares
By population, Karondi ranks #96 of 131 villages in Isagarh mandal.
Literacy rate
%
63.8%
+11.0% vs mandal average
Karondi63.8%
Isagarh mandal52.8%
Ashoknagar district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
+1 vs mandal average
Karondi916
Isagarh mandal915
Household size
people per home
6.1
+1.2 vs mandal average
Karondi6.1
Isagarh mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Karondi at a glance
Karondi is a village of 387 people in 63 households (Census 2011) in Isagarh tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 96th-largest of 131 villages in Isagarh tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 11 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 25 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 38 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 22 km from Ashok Nagar railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473331, served by Ashoknagar Collectorate post office; the LGD village code is 500091. The nearest hospital or health centre is Govt. Hospital, 17 km away. The sarpanch is KULVINDAR KAUR, and the village votes in Chanderi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Jagannath Singh Raghuwanshi. The population is estimated at 456 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Shankarpur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karondi · this village | 387 | 64% | — |
| Shyama Tori · Isagarh | 951 | 44% | 1.7 km E |
| Lahadpur · Rehatgaon | 326 | 70% | 1.8 km SW |
| Lahadpur · Isagarh | 508 | 50% | 1.8 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Karondi
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ISAGARH
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 169
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 76
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Karondi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Karondi
- LGD code
- 500091
- Pincode
- 473331
- Post office
- Ashoknagar Collectorate
- Population (Census 2011)
- 387
- Population (projected 2026)
- 456
- Households
- 63
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 63.8%
- Coordinates
- 24.73498°N, 77.86779°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Chanderi
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Jagannath Singh Raghuwanshi
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- KULVINDAR KAUR
- Block / Mandal
- Isagarh
Getting there
How to reach Karondi
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal170 kmcapital
- Delhi436 km
- Mumbai813 km
- Hyderabad820 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationAshok Nagar22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovt. Hospital17 km
- CollegeD.I.E.T Lalitpur55 km
- Police stationmahila police thana56 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 473331
- RajpurAshoknagar mandal3,788 pop
- TumenAshoknagar mandal3,129 pop
- ShankarpurAshoknagar mandal2,887 pop
- ChhiponAshoknagar mandal2,589 pop
- RowsarAshoknagar mandal2,371 pop
- Mahu AlampurAshoknagar mandal2,366 pop
- Khajuriya KalanAshoknagar mandal2,256 pop
- SoneraAshoknagar mandal1,995 pop
- KachnarAshoknagar mandal1,934 pop
Same name, different place
Other villages named Karondi
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Villages near Karondi
Other villages in Isagarh mandal
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- Chhapra
- Dhakoni
- Aklon
- Khiriya Dewat
- Janghar
- Sirni
- Mamon
- Parsol
- Mahuwan
- Path Kheda
- Pipresara
- Dhurra
- Dayalpur
- Denga Mohchar
- Anandpur
- Anghora Diwan
- Futera
- Haidar
- Sakarra
- Manheti
- Rajtala
- Bhelwasa
- Mahana
- Silpati
- Semarkhedi
- Bamooriya Nai Saray
- Chhikari
- Bharroli
- Ranth
- Kali Tor
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)