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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Mamta Bai Gopal dangi
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- LGD code
- 473756
- Pincode
- 455332
- Post office
- Kannod
- Population
- 2,779
- Households
- 500
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Sex ratio
- 958 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,563
- Distance to district centre
- 42 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 34 km
- Distance to Bhopal
- 101 km
- Distance to Mumbai
- 561 km
- Nearest railway station
- Masangaon · 62 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- CIVIL HOSPITAL KANNOD · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kalwar compares
By population, Kalwar ranks #6 of 66 villages in Kannod mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.1%
−1.0% vs mandal average
- Kalwar
- 48.1%
- Kannod mandal
- 49.1%
- Dewas district
- 59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
958
+16 vs mandal average
- Kalwar
- 958
- Kannod mandal
- 942
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.7 vs mandal average
- Kalwar
- 5.6
- Kannod mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kalwar at a glance
Kalwar is a village of 2,779 people in 500 households (Census 2011) in Kannod tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 6th-largest of 66 villages in Kannod tehsil. Literacy is 48%, 1 points below the tehsil average of 49% and the sex ratio is 958 women per 1,000 men. It lies 42 km from the Dewas district centre, 62 km from Masangaon railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455332, served by Kannod post office; the LGD village code is 473756. The nearest hospital or health centre is CIVIL HOSPITAL KANNOD, 12 km away. The sarpanch is Mamta Bai Gopal dangi, and the village votes in Ashta assembly constituency, represented by MLA Gopal Singh Engineer. The population is estimated at 3,276 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kalwar
- Treated tap water
- No
- 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)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 1
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- 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
- KANNOD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 14
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 14
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 1,195
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 231
- Forest area (ha)
- 129
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kalwar
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Key facts — Kalwar
- LGD code
- 473756
- Pincode
- 455332
- Post office
- Kannod
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,779
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,276
- Households
- 500
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 958
- Literacy rate
- 48.1%
- Coordinates
- 22.70474°N, 76.62712°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Dewas
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ashta
- Member of Parliament
- Mahendra Solanki
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Gopal Singh Engineer
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- Mamta Bai Gopal dangi
- Block / Mandal
- Kannod
Getting there
How to reach Kalwar
Distance to cities · straight line
- Bhopal101 kmcapital
- Mumbai561 km
- Hyderabad623 km
- Delhi660 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMasangaon62 km
- Hospital / PHCCIVIL HOSPITAL KANNOD12 km
- Petrol pumpmukati petrol pump36 km
- CollegeVellore Institute of Technology - VIT Bhopal47 km
- Police stationSikandar bazaar police station36 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, 2026-09-22
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)