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CJP chief Dipke visits tribal families in MP's Balaghat, seeks accountability over child deaths
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
rakhila meravi
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- LGD code
- 498157
- Pincode
- 481051
- Post office
- Birsa
- Population
- 957
- Households
- 192
- Literacy rate
- 76%
- Sex ratio
- 1028 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 574
- Distance to district centre
- 76 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 104 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 238 km
- Distance to Hyderabad
- 499 km
- Nearest railway station
- Bhandarkund · 23 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government hospital Aamdeeh · 19 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Gowari compares
By population, Gowari ranks #53 of 159 villages in Birsa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
76.0%
+20.7% vs mandal average
- Gowari
- 76.0%
- Birsa mandal
- 55.3%
- Balaghat district
- 67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,028
Same as the mandal average
- Gowari
- 1,028
- Birsa mandal
- 1,028
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Gowari
- 5.0
- Birsa mandal
- 4.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gowari at a glance
Gowari is a village of 957 people in 192 households (Census 2011) in Birsa tehsil, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh, the 53rd-largest of 159 villages in Birsa tehsil. Literacy is 76%, 21 points above the tehsil average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,028 women per 1,000 men. It lies 76 km from the Balaghat district centre, 23 km from Bhandarkund railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 481051, served by Birsa post office; the LGD village code is 498157. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Aamdeeh, 19 km away. The sarpanch is rakhila meravi, and the village votes in Paraswada assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madhu Bhau Bhagat. The population is estimated at 1,128 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gowari
- 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)
- 6
- 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
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- 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
- MALAJKHAND
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 121
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 46
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 567.48
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 105.79
- Forest area (ha)
- 126.86
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gowari
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gowari
- LGD code
- 498157
- Pincode
- 481051
- Post office
- Birsa
- Population (Census 2011)
- 957
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,128
- Households
- 192
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1028
- Literacy rate
- 76.0%
- Coordinates
- 21.82954°N, 79.13921°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Balaghat
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paraswada
- Member of Parliament
- Bharti Pardhi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madhu Bhau Bhagat
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- rakhila meravi
- Block / Mandal
- Birsa
Getting there
How to reach Gowari
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal238 kmcapital
- Hyderabad499 km
- Mumbai721 km
- Delhi779 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationBhandarkund23 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Aamdeeh19 km
- ATM / bankState Bank of India33 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil31 km
- CollegeLal Bahadur Shastri Junior College, Baburwada46 km
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- 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, 2026-09-23
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