Rakhra observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Madhya Pradesh.
By population, Rakhra ranks #73 of 154 villages in Bhander mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Rakhra is a village of 741 people in 146 households (Census 2011) in Bhander tehsil, Datia district, Madhya Pradesh, the 73rd-largest of 154 villages in Bhander tehsil. Literacy is 64%, 2 points below the tehsil average of 66% and the sex ratio is 843 women per 1,000 men. It lies 41 km from the Datia district centre, 4 km from Jauri, the nearest town, 30 km from Moth railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 475336, served by Salon B. post office; the LGD village code is 454851. The nearest hospital or health centre is Renu Sharma Hospital, 4 km away. The sarpanch is Shushila, and the village votes in Bhander assembly constituency, represented by MLA Phool Singh Baraiya. The population is estimated at 874 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Rakhra →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rakhra · this village | 741 | 64% | — |
| Khurd · Lahar | 792 | 64% | 1.3 km NE |
| Bodar · Bhander | 681 | 59% | 2 km W |
| Padri Kalan · Chitrangi | 719 | 46% | 2.2 km S |
| Padri Kalan · Ghorawal | 256 | 47% | 2.2 km S |
| Padri Kalan · Bhander | 1,072 | 68% | 2.2 km S |
| Padri Kalan · Unnao | 6,216 | 61% | 2.2 km S |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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