Botrai
Botrai is a revenue village in Patharia tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. It had a population of 4,778 in 1,038 households (Census 2011).
4,778 souls. 1,038 homes.
Patharia tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh.
Be the first to claim Botrai.
Claiming links this page to a real resident. Verified residents edit the village wiki, add photos, list local jobs and businesses, and start a Grama Sabha feed for the community. Free, forever.
Botrai today
- Maize₹2,300Javera APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Wheat₹2,600Damoh APMC · 26 Oct 2026
- Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole)₹6,800Damoh APMC · 25 Oct 2026
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Are you the sarpanch of Botrai? Verify with your election certificate or a panchayat letter to publish official updates here. Verify as sarpanch
Botrai is a village in Patharia tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh. At the 2011 Census it had 4,778 people in 1,038 households, with a literacy rate of 73.0%. It is administered by the Botrai gram panchayat. Its postal pincode is 470666.
Suggest an edit · Edit history
Gram panchayat
Botrai is in the Botrai (बोतराई) gram panchayat.
Source: Local Government Directory (LGD), 2026-10-21.
How Botrai compares
By population, Botrai ranks #3 of 131 inhabited villages in Patharia tehsil.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district totals of inhabited villages). Literacy = literates ÷ people aged 7+.
What Botrai had in Census 2011
- Primary school Available · 2 in the village
- Primary health centre (PHC) Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Treated tap water Not available
- All-weather road Available
- Public bus service Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Power for homes Available
- Commercial bank Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
- Mobile phone coverage Not available · nearest 5–10 km away
Census 2011 Village Directory — conditions may have changed since.
Botrai at a glance
Botrai is a village of 4,778 people in 1,038 households (Census 2011) in Patharia tehsil, Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, the 3rd of 131 inhabited villages in Patharia tehsil by population. Literacy is 73.0%, 1.4 points above the tehsil figure of 71.6%, and the sex ratio is 891 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 470666, served by Botrai post office; the LGD village code is 462130.
Gram panchayat: Botrai →
Complete this village · 5/10
Add what you know →- Name in the local script
- Map locationAn exact point on the map
- Pincode
- Census 2011 figures
- Gram panchayat
- Assembly & Lok Sabha seat
- About the villageA few sentences on history and livelihood
- A photoTemple, school, fields — anything from the village
- A resident ownerClaim the page as a verified resident
- A first postNews, a notice or a memory from the village
Notice board · Botrai
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here as announcements.
Key facts — Botrai
Villages sharing pincode 470666
Post office: Botrai
Other villages in Patharia tehsil
View all 133 →Population, education & work
- Population
- 4,778Census 2011
- Male / female
- 2,527 / 2,251
- Households
- 1,038
- People per home
- 4.6
- Literacy rate
- 73.0%literates ÷ people aged 7+
Source: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India — Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract.
Botrai on the map
The pin is an approximate location, within about 2 km, from the village's own post office in India Post's directory — not the exact site of Botrai. Exact coordinates come from OpenStreetMap once the village is mapped there.
Botrai · 23.9362° N, 79.1436° E
Electoral profile
Estimated: 100% of the 31 mapped villages in the same mandal fall in this constituency. Boundaries are approximate; the electoral roll is the final word. Wrong? Tell us. Results: Election Commission of India, Lok Sabha 2024 results (via OpenCity); Election Commission of India, Madhya Pradesh Assembly 2023 results site (archived copy, Wayback Machine).
Latest posts from the village
No posts from this village yet. Be the first villager to add one.
Write a postNews near Botrai
Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.
No official news for Botrai in the last 30 days. We check government press releases every night.
All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.
Government jobs near Botrai
Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.
No verified government job notices for Botrai right now. We check official commission notices every night.
All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.
Essential services & places near Botrai
Botrai isn't on our map yet, so we can't measure distances. These places are in Patharia tehsil, placed there by the nearest mapped village.
Banks, ATMs & post offices308 in Damoh district
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Post office
Hospitals & clinics27 in Damoh district
Hospital
phc jerath
Temples1 in Damoh district
Other places of worship1 in Damoh district
Transport11 in Damoh district
- Aslana
Railway station
Community places1 in Damoh district
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel. openstreetmap.org/copyright Bank branches: RBI IFSC lists (via github.com/razorpay/ifsc, public domain). Post offices: India Post, All India Pincode Directory (data.gov.in, GODL-India).
Claim Botrai
Every village page is owned by its people. Claiming is free, and trust is built step by step:
- Mobile OTP — read, comment and apply for jobs.
- Photo ID (voter ID or driving licence) — post and upload photos.
- DigiLocker e-KYC or two verified residents vouching — become a Verified Resident and edit the village wiki. We never store your Aadhaar number.
- Sarpanch verification (election certificate or panchayat letter) — official panchayat channel for this village.
People often ask about Botrai
Where is Botrai located?
Botrai is a village in Patharia tehsil of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Which district is Botrai in?
Botrai is in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh.
Which gram panchayat does Botrai belong to?
Botrai comes under the Botrai gram panchayat.
How is Botrai written in the local script?
Botrai is written बोतराई.
What is the pincode of Botrai?
The pincode of Botrai, Patharia, Damoh is 470666.
What is the population of Botrai?
As per the 2011 Census, Botrai had a population of 4,778 (2,527 males and 2,251 females).
How many households are there in Botrai?
Botrai had 1,038 households at the 2011 Census.
What is the literacy rate of Botrai?
The literacy rate of Botrai was 73.0% at the 2011 Census (share of people aged 7 and above who are literate).
What is the sex ratio of Botrai?
Botrai had 891 females per 1,000 males at the 2011 Census.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Botrai in?
Botrai is in the Damoh Lok Sabha constituency.
Who is the MP for Botrai?
Rahul Singh Lodhi (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Damoh Lok Sabha seat, which includes Botrai, in 2024.
Which assembly constituency is Botrai in?
Botrai is in the Pathariya assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency.
Who is the MLA for Botrai?
Lakhan Patel (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Pathariya assembly seat, which includes Botrai, in 2023.
What is the LGD code of Botrai?
The Local Government Directory (LGD) code of Botrai is 462130 and its Census 2011 village code is 462130.
Which villages are near Botrai?
Villages near Botrai include Sasa (about 8 km), Mokalmau (about 8.5 km), Nandrai (about 9 km), Borai (about 9 km), Bansa Kalan (about 9 km).
Answers are built from the village's official records (LGD, Census 2011, Election Commission data). If something is wrong, verified residents can correct it after claiming.
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record as of 2026-10-21
- Pincode: LGD village–pincode mapping and India Post
- Weather: Open-Meteo, live model estimate
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), RBI IFSC lists, India Post
- Sarpanch: shown only from an official state election record (none connected yet)
What do you need to find near Botrai?
- Hospital
- PHC / clinic
- Pharmacy
- School
- Bank
- ATM
- Post office
- Market
- Police
- Petrol bunk
- Bus stop
- Railway station
Opens an OpenStreetMap search. Results come from OpenStreetMap contributors and may be incomplete.
Pacific Ocean status (NOAA, 8 Oct 2026): El Niño Advisory
There is no El Niño forecast for individual villages. El Niño is a pattern in the Pacific Ocean; how much it changes rainfall here also depends on other conditions, and it does not mean drought everywhere.
Local rainfall estimates are not available yet.
Long-term district average for October: 32.6 mm (IMD normal, 1951–2000)
Not a weather forecast. For forecasts and warnings, follow IMD and official alerts.
District climate page →Latest reports from markets in Damoh district, within the last 14 days.
Latest reports up to 26 Oct 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.
| Commodity | Market | Min | Max | Modal | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maize · Local | Javera APMC | 2,100 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat · Mill Quality | Damoh APMC | 2,590 | 2,610 | 2,600 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Wheat · Mill Quality | Javera APMC | 2,625 | 2,625 | 2,625 | 26 Oct 2026 |
| Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole) · Gram | Damoh APMC | 6,800 | 6,800 | 6,800 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Gudmar · Gudmaar | Javera APMC | 4,500 | 4,500 | 4,500 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Maize · Local | Hata APMC | 1,810 | 1,990 | 1,860 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Maize · Local | Damoh APMC | 1,980 | 2,300 | 2,300 | 25 Oct 2026 |
| Bengal Gram(Gram)(Whole) · Gram | Javera APMC | 6,500 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 24 Oct 2026 |
Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →
These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Botrai's shops.
Distances are approximate (the village's own post office in India Post's directory).
All villages near Botrai →Compare Botrai with… →All villages in Patharia →Helplines
- Emergency (police, fire, ambulance)112Ministry of Home Affairs (ERSS)
- Women helpline181Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Child helpline1098Ministry of Women and Child Development
- Cyber crime helpline1930Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (MHA)
- Kisan Call Centre1800-180-1551Department of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Official services
- PM-Kisan status ↗
- Ration card (NFSA) ↗
- MGNREGA job card & wages ↗
- PMAY-Gramin housing ↗
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗
- DigiLocker ↗
- myScheme scheme finder ↗
- Search the electoral roll ↗
Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services. Links checked 2026-10-22.
Schemes worth checking
- PM-Kisan Samman Nidhi ↗ · Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare
Income support of ₹6,000 a year, paid in three equal instalments, to land-holding farmer families.
- Mahatma Gandhi NREGA ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
At least 100 days of guaranteed wage employment a year for rural households whose adults volunteer for unskilled manual work.
- PMAY-Gramin ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Assistance to build a house for eligible rural households.
- Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY ↗ · National Health Authority
Health cover for hospital treatment for eligible families.
- National Food Security Act (ration) ↗ · Department of Food & Public Distribution
Subsidised food grains through the public distribution system for eligible households.
- National Social Assistance Programme (pensions) ↗ · Ministry of Rural Development
Old-age pension for BPL persons aged 60 and above: ₹200 a month up to age 79 and ₹500 after; widow and disability pensions too.
- PM Shram Yogi Maandhan ↗ · Ministry of Labour & Employment
Assured pension of ₹3,000 a month at age 60 for unorganised workers who join and contribute.
- Jan Suraksha (APY, PMJJBY, PMSBY) ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Atal Pension Yojana and low-cost life and accident insurance schemes, opened through your bank.
- Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Loans up to ₹10 lakh for non-farm small and micro enterprises (₹20 lakh after repaying an earlier Tarun loan).
- Stand-Up India ↗ · Department of Financial Services
Bank loans between ₹10 lakh and ₹1 crore for SC/ST and women entrepreneurs setting up a new enterprise.
Eligibility is decided by the issuing department. Check the official page before applying. Government websites open in a new tab. VoiceOfVillage is not affiliated with these services.