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Gunkhed

गुनखेड़
Athner mandal
Pincode 460110
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

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

20 OctObserved in 36 states

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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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
sangita akhande
Contact: 90****4770
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LGD code
485461
Pincode
460110
Post office
Athanair
Population
1,173
Households
255
Literacy rate
70.8%
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000♂
Workers
578
Census 2011 · in context

How Gunkhed compares

By population, Gunkhed ranks #25 of 101 villages in Athner mandal.

Literacy rate
%
70.8%
+15.2% vs mandal average
Gunkhed70.8%
Athner mandal55.6%
Betul district59.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
985
+20 vs mandal average
Gunkhed985
Athner mandal965
Household size
people per home
4.6
−0.1 vs mandal average
Gunkhed4.6
Athner mandal4.7

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

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Gunkhed at a glance

Gunkhed is a village of 1,173 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Athner tehsil, Betul district, Madhya Pradesh, the 25th-largest of 101 villages in Athner tehsil. Literacy is 71%, 15 points above the tehsil average of 56% and the sex ratio is 985 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 460110, served by Athanair post office; the LGD village code is 485461. The sarpanch is sangita akhande, and the village votes in Betul assembly constituency, represented by MLA Hemant Vijay Khandelwal. The population is estimated at 1,383 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gunkhed

Treated tap water
Yes
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
1
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
ATHNER
Distance to nearest town (km)
3
Distance to district HQ (km)
32
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
3
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
785.24
Irrigated area (ha)
386.25
Forest area (ha)
0

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 — Gunkhed

LGD code
485461
Pincode
460110
Post office
Athanair
Population (Census 2011)
1,173
Population (projected 2026)
1,383
Households
255
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
985
Literacy rate
70.8%
Lok Sabha constituency
Betul
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Betul
Member of Parliament
Durga Das Uikey
Member of Legislative Assembly
Hemant Vijay Khandelwal
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sangita akhande
Block / Mandal
Athner
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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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