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Hardotha

Bada Malhera mandal
Pincode 471311
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ramsakhi sharma
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LGD code
458108
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population
924
Households
230
Literacy rate
45.5%
Sex ratio
801 ♀/1000♂
Workers
469
Distance to district centre
38 km
Distance to mandal centre
34 km
Distance to Bhopal
230 km
Distance to Delhi
499 km
Nearest railway station
Tila · 37 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Goverment hospital,Ghuwara · 15 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Hardotha compares

By population, Hardotha ranks #39 of 108 villages in Bada Malhera mandal.

Literacy rate
%
45.5%
−0.5% vs mandal average
Hardotha
45.5%
Bada Malhera mandal
46.0%
Chhatarpur district
53.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
801
−78 vs mandal average
Hardotha
801
Bada Malhera mandal
879
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.5 vs mandal average
Hardotha
4.0
Bada Malhera mandal
4.5

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

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Hardotha at a glance

Hardotha is a village of 924 people in 230 households (Census 2011) in Bada Malhera tehsil, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh, the 39th-largest of 108 villages in Bada Malhera tehsil. Literacy is 46%, about the same as the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 801 women per 1,000 men. It lies 38 km from the Chhatarpur district centre, 54 km from Banpur, the nearest town, 37 km from Tila railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 471311, served by Badamalehara post office; the LGD village code is 458108. The nearest hospital or health centre is Goverment hospital,Ghuwara, 15 km away. The sarpanch is ramsakhi sharma. The population is estimated at 1,089 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Dhanguwan

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Hardotha · this village92446%
Harduwa · Bijawar00 km N
Madnuwa · Bijawar00.8 km W
Barma · Bada Malhera1,67445%3.1 km NE
Dhangunwa · Bijawar04 km S
Garda · Bijawar61449%3.8 km NE
Salaiya · Satai1,64544%4.9 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Hardotha

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)
9
Power hours (winter)
9
Primary school
2
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
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
CHHATARPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
493.94
Irrigated area (ha)
61
Forest area (ha)
161.5

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Hardotha

LGD code
458108
Pincode
471311
Post office
Badamalehara
Population (Census 2011)
924
Population (projected 2026)
1,089
Households
230
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
801
Literacy rate
45.5%
Coordinates
24.50183°N, 79.22544°E
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ramsakhi sharma
Block / Mandal
Bada Malhera
Getting there

How to reach Hardotha

Mandal centre
Bada Malhera · ≈ 34 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Chhatarpur · ≈ 38 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,343 people
Banpur · ≈ 54 km
≈ 1 h 51 min by car · 2 h 12 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal230 kmcapital
  • Delhi499 km
  • Hyderabad795 km
  • Mumbai891 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTila37 km
  • Hospital / PHCGoverment hospital,Ghuwara15 km
  • CollegeAcharya Shri Vidhyasagar Public School56 km
  • Police stationKotwali City Tikamgarh48 km
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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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-11
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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