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Kanda

कांडा
Satwas mandal
Pincode 455440
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Tara Bai Kirade
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LGD code
473804
Pincode
455440
Post office
Kantaphod
Population
1,328
Households
241
Literacy rate
54.1%
Sex ratio
944 ♀/1000♂
Workers
617
Distance to district centre
210 km
Distance to mandal centre
223 km
Distance to Bhopal
309 km
Distance to Mumbai
409 km
Nearest railway station
Khandala · 9 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Jobat Christian Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Kanda compares

By population, Kanda ranks #30 of 107 villages in Satwas mandal.

Literacy rate
%
54.1%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Kanda
54.1%
Satwas mandal
46.4%
Dewas district
59.2%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
944
+11 vs mandal average
Kanda
944
Satwas mandal
933
Household size
people per home
5.5
+0.8 vs mandal average
Kanda
5.5
Satwas mandal
4.7

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

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Kanda at a glance

Kanda is a village of 1,328 people in 241 households (Census 2011) in Satwas tehsil, Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh, the 30th-largest of 107 villages in Satwas tehsil. Literacy is 54%, 8 points above the tehsil average of 46% and the sex ratio is 944 women per 1,000 men. It lies 210 km from the Dewas district centre, 39 km from Garbada, the nearest town, 9 km from Khandala railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 455440, served by Kantaphod post office; the LGD village code is 473804. The nearest hospital or health centre is Jobat Christian Hospital, 3 km away. The sarpanch is Tara Bai Kirade, and the village votes in Khategaon assembly constituency, represented by MLA Aashish Govind Sharma. The population is estimated at 1,566 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Beragada

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Kanda · this village1,32854%
Kanda · Jobat2,84530%0 km N
Khattali Chhoti · Jobat1,53629%4.3 km S
Chagdi · Jobat1,00329%4.5 km NW
Wagdi · Jobat1,17932%6.5 km SE
Betwasa · Jobat1,19734%6.3 km E
Sidgaon · Jobat1,13526%6.5 km W

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kanda

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
10
Power hours (winter)
10
Primary school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
KANTAPHOD
Distance to nearest town (km)
4
Distance to district HQ (km)
95
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
20
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
1,143.68
Irrigated area (ha)
528
Forest area (ha)
473.48

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

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Key facts — Kanda

LGD code
473804
Pincode
455440
Post office
Kantaphod
Population (Census 2011)
1,328
Population (projected 2026)
1,566
Households
241
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
944
Literacy rate
54.1%
Coordinates
22.40588°N, 74.53924°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Vidisha
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Khategaon
Member of Parliament
Shivraj Singh Chauhan
Member of Legislative Assembly
Aashish Govind Sharma
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Tara Bai Kirade
Block / Mandal
Satwas
Getting there

How to reach Kanda

Mandal centre
Satwas · ≈ 223 km
≈ 7 h 37 min by car · 9 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Dewas · ≈ 210 km
≈ 7 h 12 min by car · 8 h 33 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 22,691 people
Garbada · ≈ 39 km
≈ 1 h 19 min by car · 1 h 34 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Bhopal309 kmcapital
  • Mumbai409 km
  • Hyderabad694 km
  • Delhi740 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKhandala9 km
  • Hospital / PHCJobat Christian Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankpolice station ranapur27 km
  • CollegeGovt College59 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, 2026-09-12
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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