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Three ‘Capitals’ In Madhya Pradesh: The Stories Behind Ashoknagar’s Unusual Village Names
Reported by ETV Bharat.
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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Rekha Bai
Contact: 81****3451
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- LGD code
- 500289
- Pincode
- 473440
- Post office
- Piprai
- Population
- 1,295
- Households
- 222
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Sex ratio
- 882 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 457
Census 2011 · in context
How Amrod compares
By population, Amrod ranks #14 of 106 villages in Piprai mandal.
Literacy rate
%
61.2%
+8.0% vs mandal average
Amrod61.2%
Piprai mandal53.2%
Ashoknagar district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
882
−22 vs mandal average
Amrod882
Piprai mandal904
Household size
people per home
5.8
+1.0 vs mandal average
Amrod5.8
Piprai mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Amrod at a glance
Amrod is a village of 1,295 people in 222 households (Census 2011) in Piprai tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 14th-largest of 106 villages in Piprai tehsil. Literacy is 61%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 53% and the sex ratio is 882 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 473440, served by Piprai post office; the LGD village code is 500289. The sarpanch is Rekha Bai, and the village votes in Mungaoli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Brajendra Singh Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,527 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Amrod →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amrod · this village | 1,295 | 61% | — |
| Khanpur Pachhar · Piprai | 682 | 58% | — |
| Chugalayai · Piprai | 0 | — | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Amrod
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- 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
- ASHOKNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 12
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 12
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 41
- All-weather road
- No
- Total area (ha)
- 1,060
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 415
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Amrod
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Amrod
- LGD code
- 500289
- Pincode
- 473440
- Post office
- Piprai
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,295
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,527
- Households
- 222
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 882
- Literacy rate
- 61.2%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Mungaoli
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Brajendra Singh Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Rekha Bai
- Block / Mandal
- Piprai
Same pincode
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Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Amrod
Other villages in Piprai mandal
View all 60+ →- Piprai
- Sigon
- Nanon
- Tamasha
- Dongar
- Mudra Bahadara
- Jama Khedi
- Keshopur
- Garethi
- Arron
- Tarai Pachhar
- Bhatoli
- Khiraka Tanka
- Singhada
- Laloi Tanka
- Khoribari
- Mudra Kalan
- Barkheda Piprai
- Baksanpur
- Derasa
- Bhariya Khedi
- Dhodiya
- Pandri Seharai
- Sagar
- Khoksi
- Bamuriya
- Aket
- Rusalla
- Kukretha
- Kaithan
- Barra
- Besra
- Mohari Tarai
- Silawan (Piparai)
- Chhewalai
- Phulaidi
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)