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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
KB
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Kamta Bai Yadav
Contact: 97****8383
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- LGD code
- 500550
- Pincode
- 473330
- Post office
- Shadora
- Population
- 413
- Households
- 67
- Literacy rate
- 58.6%
- Sex ratio
- 903 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 117
- Distance to district centre
- 19 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 9 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 153 km
- Distance to Delhi
- 446 km
- Nearest railway station
- Ratikheda · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Goverment hospital,Kachnar · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Khiriya Tel compares
By population, Khiriya Tel ranks #60 of 98 villages in Shadhora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
58.6%
+2.6% vs mandal average
Khiriya Tel58.6%
Shadhora mandal56.0%
Ashoknagar district55.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
903
−11 vs mandal average
Khiriya Tel903
Shadhora mandal914
Household size
people per home
6.2
+1.4 vs mandal average
Khiriya Tel6.2
Shadhora mandal4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Khiriya Tel at a glance
Khiriya Tel is a village of 413 people in 67 households (Census 2011) in Shadhora tehsil, Ashoknagar district, Madhya Pradesh, the 60th-largest of 98 villages in Shadhora tehsil. Literacy is 59%, 3 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 903 women per 1,000 men. It lies 19 km from the Ashoknagar district centre, 42 km from Jakhalon, the nearest town, 3 km from Ratikheda railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 473330, served by Shadora post office; the LGD village code is 500550. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Kachnar, 6 km away. The sarpanch is Kamta Bai Yadav. The population is estimated at 487 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Bamuriya Shadora →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khiriya Tel · this village | 413 | 59% | — |
| Madi Haveli · Shadhora | 316 | 76% | 1.4 km SW |
| Barodiya Shadora · Ashoknagar | 285 | 66% | 1.7 km NW |
| Diyadhari · Ashoknagar | 1,405 | 54% | 2.3 km NE |
| Diyadhari · Bakani | 0 | — | 2.3 km NE |
| Balnai · Shadhora | 315 | 56% | 2.2 km W |
| Sijawat · Ashoknagar | 742 | 66% | 2.6 km E |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Khiriya Tel
- 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)
- 10
- 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
- ASHOKNAGAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 11
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 11
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 290
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 145
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Khiriya Tel
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Khiriya Tel
- LGD code
- 500550
- Pincode
- 473330
- Post office
- Shadora
- Population (Census 2011)
- 413
- Population (projected 2026)
- 487
- Households
- 67
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 903
- Literacy rate
- 58.6%
- Coordinates
- 24.61996°N, 77.65609°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Guna
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ashok Nagar
- Member of Parliament
- Jyotiraditya Scindia
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Kamta Bai Yadav
- Block / Mandal
- Shadhora
Getting there
How to reach Khiriya Tel
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal153 kmcapital
- Delhi446 km
- Mumbai789 km
- Hyderabad809 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationRatikheda3 km
- Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Kachnar6 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 473330
Villages near Khiriya Tel
Other villages in Shadhora mandal
View all 60+ →- Shadora
- Muhal Milak
- Bagulya
- Jheela
- Seji
- Bamori Tal
- Mathner
- Jalalpur
- Parbai
- Khejra Atari
- Kakrai
- Renjha
- Bahanga
- Kirroda
- Amoda
- Bhensarwas
- Pahada
- Semri Shahabad
- Kakrua Rai
- Pipari
- Karkhya
- Myapur
- Khai Kheda
- Pili Ghata
- Barkheda Nai Saray
- Mudara Nai Saray
- Bijaypura
- Madi Kanoongo
- Fardai
- Kundora
- Raje Bamora
- Chiroli
- Sadumara
- Kaithai
- Charoda
- Khera Bhan
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)